Canada’s health system not working, Trudeau says ahead of summit with premiers
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Trudeau Monday to make it explicit in his negotiations with the premiers that any increase in federal funding for health care should not be used to fund private, for-profit health clinics and services. “I will do everything that I can do, and I know my colleagues, health ministers in provinces and territories, have also said they would do so, to protect the integrity of our publicly funded health-care system,” Duclos said.“There are things that I can do as federal health minister, including emitting fines for not respecting the obligations of the Canada Health Act.
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