The NDP MHA for Torngat Mountains is accusing government of dragging their heels on the expansion of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program.

The program trains nurses in conducting medical-forensic exams in cases of sexual assault.

MHA Lela Evans says in 2021 government committed to expanding the specialized training outside of the three medical centres that already have the program. However, government delayed the expansion, saying that a coordinator had to be hired first.

Evans is calling for government to hire the coordinator and get the program off the ground, as “victims are falling through the cracks”.