Divided by 10 provinces and the territories, and then divided again by 10 years, it amounts in B.C. to a few hundred million dollars a year.
“I spent hours flying across the country and back — in economy! — and wore a parka around Ottawa for two days to come back with just this?”
Ottawa’s contribution to provincial health systems would be $46 billion higher than the previous arrangement, which sounds respectable. But divided by 10 provinces and the territories, and then divided again by 10 years, it amounts in B.C. to a few hundred million dollars a year. He said it amounts to the federal government increasing its current 23 per cent contribution to provincial health budgets to – wait for it… 24 per cent.
“I would expect the federal government would want to be part of that, to contribute in a substantial way.”But “they’ve got to do better.” Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon said the NDP government is the only group that thinks anything is getting better in the health-care system. Regarding the federal health funding proposal, he put more emphasis on management of the current budget, than on increasing it. “Some additional federal dollars might be helpful. … It’s not just about more money. It’s about how the system is currently being mismanaged.”
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