Quebec is still the only province without a helicopter ambulance system. What's the hold up?
The province has tried in the past, coming close to getting a service off the ground in 2018. But a change in government back then threw a wrench into the works. Now, Quebec seems poised to act again.
![Quebec is still the only province without a helicopter ambulance system. What's the hold up?](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7086438.1705513792!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/helicopter-ambulance-montreal.png)
![If the Liberal government's 2018 pilot project had proceeded, Montreal’s Sacré-Coeur Hospital was supposed to be used as the receiving centre for patients from three regions. A helicopter hovers over a brown brick hospital.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7086438.1705513792!/fileImage/httpImage/image.png_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/helicopter-ambulance-montreal.png)
The province has tried in the past, coming close to getting a service off the ground in 2018. But a change in government back then threw a wrench into the works. Now, Quebec seems poised to act again.