Eby, Trudeau reach agreement on $27.5B health-care deal; immediate $273M to address urgent needs
Last Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 1:11PMPrime Minister Justin Trudeau smiles while talking to health-care workers at a hospital after announcing a multi-billion dollar health-care deal with B.C. Premier David Eby, March 1, 2023.VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has agreed in principle to a $27.47 billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government.
The money for B.C. includes an immediate $273 million to address urgent needs, especially in pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms and to address long wait times for surgeries.
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