Premiers Say No Progress Made on Federal Funding for Health Care

Premiers Say No Progress Made on Federal Funding for Health Care
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 19, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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The country’s premiers say they have made no progress with the federal government to ensure a sustainable health care funding plan. They are seeking slightly more than a one-third contribution to health investment through federal transfer payments.

The Council of the Federation, which includes all of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers, said in a Nov. 8 news release that the group is “disappointed with the lack of a federal response on the critical issue of sustainable health funding.”