Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Halifax on Thursday.
During his visit, Trudeau announced his government has signed health-care agreements in principle with all four Atlantic provinces.
According to his schedule, Trudeau was set to attend a series of private meetings before hosting a town hall with students at Dalhousie University.
After the town hall, Trudeau will be available to local media. He was initially expected to visit the Africville Museum and meet with residents, but an updated itinerary did not include that plan.
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The last time the prime minister visited Nova Scotia was in early October, when he announced a $300-million recovery fund in the aftermath of hurricane Fiona.
Thursday’s visit comes just weeks after Ottawa laid out a new health plan — a 10-year deal worth $196 billion — following a meeting with premiers.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, speaking after the Feb. 7 meeting, said it was productive and he was pleased with the structure of funding that Ottawa is proposing.
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The plan proposed $46.2 billion in new money, including an immediate $2 billion top-up to the annual Canada Health Transfer to the provinces to address immediate pressures in the health-care system.
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