Quebec Premier Francois Legault, second left, speaks as Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are reflected in a mirror as they hold a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.
The federal government this year will transfer to the provinces nearly $42 billion for health care, under and arrangement that see the transfer increase by at least three per cent each year. But the premiers said that extra money is one-off; what they need is an increase in annual transfers to ensure stable, long-term funding.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc agreed that quality health care is of critical importance and said the Trudeau government will be happy to discuss the premiers’ demands.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Just a moment I've got people working on that right now.
They should ask what is the status of the 22 THOUSAND projects missing infrastructure fund, now? What country houses these large noisy projects like pipes and LRT? Belt and Road? Nigeria, Iran?( 25 yr strategic alliance last month w favcountrychina.) ZeroDueDiligence Trudeau
Okay, if you want the money, then you can also agree that paying down the national debt is put on hold until the pandemic is over.
maybe find the missing infrastructure billions first?
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