The impasse over a new federal\u002Dprovincial health\u002Dcare deal has broken as both sides hone in on how to get better results from new spending.
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That came as the health-care system was once again stressed beyond its limit in the face of an unexpectedly early and intense flu season and labour shortages exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic burnout. The national shortage of children’s pain and fever medication did not help.Provinces are responsible for health-care delivery, but Ottawa provides a direct transfer to cover some of the costs.
Federal sources have told The Canadian Press in recent weeks there was movement behind the scenes, largely through the efforts of Duclos and his office, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and provincial health ministries.
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