Eby ‘optimistic’ about upcoming health care talks in Ottawa; feds keeps cards close to vest
Premier David Eby said he is optimistic about hammering out a health care agreement with the federal government next week, but it is not yet clear how much Ottawa is prepared to pony up.
Eby will join other provincial and territorial leaders in Ottawa Feb. 7 to discuss health-care funding. Premiers on Jan. 30 released a joint statement calling on the federal government to increase funding from 22 per cent to 35 per cent under the Canada Health Transfer and maintain this level over time. It would add up to an additional infusion of $28 billion.
B.C. is spending on nurses, doctors, new health care centres and new hospitals, but at the expense of other programs such as education, Eby said. “Home-care can also save a lot of money by getting people out of hospitals,” he said. “We have a rapidly aging population in British Columbia, so long-term care is vital as well.”
He, however, signalled opposition to plans by Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford to give the private sector more room in areas such as MRI and CT scanning.
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