Health Transfers

Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

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All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health transfers and provide targeted help. The offer … Read more

As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would mark ‘deterioration’: minister – National

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Health Minister Mark Holland says while some provinces are using private health care as a stop-gap to try to address system strains, health-care delivery must stay publicly funded. His comments come after two doctors last week warned that the crisis in Canada’s emergency rooms has become “horrific and inhumane,” and after the Ontario Hospital Association warned … Read more