François Legault criticized for Ottawa’s ‘insulting’ health funding offer
A day after Ottawa put its offer on the table, opposition parties are calling François Legault’s negotiation of“Pull yourself together Mr. Premier and go collect our money,” said Liberal leader Marc Tanguay to Legault at the National Assembly.
Critics say Legault came out of negotiations with Prime Minister Trudeau and other premiers Tuesday afternoon sounding resigned over Ottawa’s offer.“I expect a little fight,” said liberal health critic André Fortin. The federal government has offered provinces $196.1 billion over the next decade, including $46.2 billion in new money.But it’s only one-sixth of the increase that premiers originally asked for.
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