Health Transfers
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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accordOttawa has signed a new $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec that has the province committing to countrywide health-data collection efforts and benchmarks to measure improvements.HealthMar 27
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Quebec, Ottawa reach health-care funding deal with $900M per year to provincePremier François Legault's office says the proposed infusion of $900 million in annual health funding from Ottawa comes with no conditions.HealthMar 19
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As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would mark ‘deterioration’: ministerHealth Minister Mark Holland says the remaining nine health transfer deals should be complete over the next two months, a year after the program received a major expansion.CanadaJan 21
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New Brunswick nearing bilateral health agreement with fedsThrough the bilateral agreement, New Brunswick is expected to receive $900 million over the next 10 years.HealthFeb 22, 2023
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François Legault criticized for Ottawa’s ‘insulting’ health funding offerA day after the federal government put its funding offer to premiers on the table, Quebec opposition leaders call François Legault's negotiation of health transfers a failure.HealthFeb 8, 2023
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Montreal meeting between Justin Trudeau and Quebec premier snowed outThe leaders were supposed to discuss issues on which the two diverge, such as health transfers and immigration.CanadaDec 16, 2022
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Provincial calls for more health funding amid tax breaks raise ‘questions,’ says TrudeauCanadians may want to ask themselves why provinces are demanding more money from Ottawa in health transfers while they also give tax breaks to the wealthiest, Trudeau said Tuesday.HealthNov 8, 2022
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Quebec premier calls on Justin Trudeau to meet on health care: ‘It’s a real problem’Quebec premier François Legault called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come to the table, instead of sending ministers to speak through the media, he said.HealthJul 12, 2022
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Western premiers call on Ottawa to discuss health-care dollarsEarlier this year, Canada's premiers asked Ottawa for a $28-billion increase to health transfers, which would bring the federal funding share to 35 per cent from 22 per cent.PoliticsMay 27, 2022
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Provinces calling on federal government to increase mental health fundingIn the federal election campaign, the Liberals pitched a transfer specifically targeted at mental health care, starting with $4.5 million over five years.CanadaNov 25, 2021
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