In recent negotiations, Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said there has been a “change in tone and direction” from the provinces and territories to accept Ottawa’s demands
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Ottawa and the provinces and territories have made “significant progress” on a multi-billion dollar health care funding deal and he’s optimistic an agreement can be unveiled at the first ministers meeting within weeks.
“Everyone agrees, including the premiers, that we need to focus on results for health workers and patients,” he said. “The Prime Minister is eager to meet the premiers and speak openly about the challenges of our health care system and how the provinces should be ready as short and long-term partners.”
For example, the federal and Ontario governments are deep in talks on a deal that would see Ottawa transfer $70-billion to the province over the next decade, according to two sources, one federal and one provincial. Some of this money would be earmarked under a bilateral agreement for home care and building long-term care facilities to reduce the stress on hospitals, they said. The Globe is not identifying the two sources who were not authorized to discuss the sensitive health care negotiations.
The premiers had stood firm against any federal conditions in exchange for extra federal funding, but Ontario Premierbroke from the pack last week. He announced that Ontario is willing to accept Ottawa’s key demands, including a national health data system.
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