First Ministers Meeting

• Trudeau pressed on COVID-19 rapid tests, antiviral pills in call with premiers

  Provinces and territories are urging the federal government for more COVID-19 rapid tests and the fast approval of antiviral pills amid a rise in cases and hospitalizations.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2022
  
• Some premiers say federal travel moves are evidence-free ‘political theatre’

  Several premiers rebuffed suggestions by federal ministers to force new COVID quarantines on travellers, saying Ottawa failed to provide any data to support the drastic measures.

  Politics

  Dec 16, 2021
  
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• ‘Desperate’ Ford to Trudeau at First Ministers’ Meeting: Shut the borders

  During a Thursday teleconference call, premiers pressed the prime minister to do more on borders and to step up for provincial sick leave programs.

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2021
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• Prime Minister Trudeau rejects plea from premiers to release details of vaccine contracts

  During a First Ministers Meeting, premiers told Trudeau that public confidence is fading in the federal government's vaccine distribution plan.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2021
• Vaccine distribution, Washington riots are top topics during Trudeau call with premiers

  Premiers pushed back on Trudeau's suggestion that vaccine distribution problems were their fault and called for more vaccines to be delivered.

  Politics

  Jan 8, 2021
• Premiers ‘disappointed’ Trudeau wouldn’t discuss health-care funding at meeting

  On Wednesday, premiers were scaling back expectations, saying it will take multiple meetings to come to any resolution on health transfers.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Trudeau, premiers to meet in December to address health care funding

  The federal government has already allocated an extra $19 billion to provinces, which includes $10 billion earmarked for pandemic-related health care costs.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2020
• Premier Scott Moe says consensus issues take priority of his ‘new deal’ pitch

  Premier Scott Moe says he will still advocate on some of his key issues at the federal level, but consensus issues agreed to by Canada's premiers will be the priority.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2019
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• Canadian federation is fractured, New Brunswick’s rookie premier says

  Blaine Higgs says he was shocked at the recent First Ministers meeting in Montreal to find there is no national urgency or strategy to deal with the 70 per cent devaluation of oil in Alberta.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2018
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• Alberta senator invites Quebec premier to visit oil and gas industry

  Alberta Sen. Doug Black has invited Quebec premier Francois Legault to visit the western Canadian province's oil and gas industry, and the people that work in it.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2018