Premiers Call on Federal Government to Increase Health Funding Share in Coming Budget

Premiers Call on Federal Government to Increase Health Funding Share in Coming Budget
Quebec Premier Francois Legault chairs a premiers virtual news conference in Montreal, Canada, on March 4, 2021. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
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Canada’s premiers again called on Ottawa to increase its funding share for provincial and territorial health care as it prepares its upcoming federal budget.
In a virtual news conference hosted by Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday, premiers across Canada once again outlined their cases urging the Trudeau government to increase its funding share to cover health care costs in their provinces from 22 percent to 35 percent. 
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