Premiers say the federal government covers only 22 per cent of the total cost for health care and they are demanding the Liberals raise that to 35 per cent
, a figure that would require a funding boost of $28 billion. Next year, the federal health transfer will rise to nearly $50 billion.Article content
Eby didn’t say when asked if premiers are prepared to budge from that precise number, but he said Ottawa has to put real money on the table.“Their share has dropped year after year after year and so we’ll have that conversation around the table. I’m very hopeful that it’s a good offer for the provinces so that we can advance that discussion together,” he said.
Trudeau said when he announced the meeting that there would be no deals signed next week, but rather genuine negotiations that would lead to deals with provinces.“It’s obviously going to be a working session because there is going to be a lot more work to do after,” he said. “The challenges of our health-care system will demand sustained collaborative efforts over the next months, years and decades.
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