Premiers Meeting

• Premiers set to wrap up Winnipeg conference: health care, housing among key topics

  Canada's premiers are set to wrap up their three-day meeting in Winnipeg discussing health care, housing and bail reform on Wednesday around 1 p.m.

  Politics

  Jul 12
  
• Danielle Smith criticizes ‘federal interference’ ahead of premiers’ meeting

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the Trudeau government refuses to bend on its overall greenhouse emissions reduction targets and milestones.

  Politics

  Jul 10
  
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• New federal health funding set to be discussed at premiers meeting

  Provincial and territorial premiers are kicking off a three-day meeting in Winnipeg Monday in which the chaos in Canada's health care systems will be front and centre.

  Canada

  Jul 10
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• Bail reform, ‘fair share’ of federal cash hot topics in western premiers’ meeting

  Premiers covered a wide range of topics including interprovincial trade, infrastructure, crime and public safety and northern development and sovereignty.

  Politics

  Jun 27
• Atlantic premiers create regional doctor registry as federal health funding talks begin

  Canada’s Atlantic premiers announced new regional register to allow doctors to practice in any Atlantic province with no extra licensing as health funding talks with Ottawa begin.

  Politics

  Feb 20
• Sask. Premier Scott Moe expecting increased health care funding ahead of meeting

  Moe said the premiers asked for a $28-billion increase to the federal government's contributions to health care, calling it a return to the feds being a fair funding partner.

  Health

  Feb 6
• Dix ‘delighted’ premiers will meet PM on healthcare funding

  B.C.'s health minister says he's "delighted" Canada's premiers are set to meet with the prime minister next month to discuss a potential deal to increase federal health funding.

  Health

  Jan 27
• 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.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2022
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• Canadian health care on ‘brink of disaster,’ nurses say

  Silas says nurses have been "struggling through extreme staffing shortages, forced overtime and cancelled vacations, with no end in sight" to untenable conditions.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Canadian premiers push for boost in health-care funding from Ottawa

  Following a meeting of the premiers, B.C. Premier and Canadian Council of the Federation chair John Horgan said Ottawa has fallen behind in the health-care support needed.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2022