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Moose Jaw Pride is asking that a representative from the province’s LGBT community have a seat on the board of directors of the Saskatchewan government’s new Provincial Health Authority.

On Wednesday, the government announced it would be consolidating its 12 existing health regions into one health authority to cover all of the province.

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“I think that that is an excellent opportunity for us to make positive changes, and to develop an LGBT inclusion strategy and to ensure that the vast health disparities which affect the LGBT community in Saskatchewan can be addressed,” said Joe Wickenhauser, executive director for Moose Jaw Pride.

The Saskatchewan Advisory Panel on Health System Structure has already made recommendations on how to address First Nations and Metis health needs in a culturally respectful manner. Wickenhauser said he hopes the government will take a similar approach to addressing the health needs of the LGBT community, which he said has had to deal with discrimination in the past.