Ontario signals acceptance of health deal, raises concerns about funding timelines
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Still, Ford and Jones appear prepared to accept the deal, but want to discuss what they call the short-term nature of the funding.“I’m confident we’ll get the T’s crossed, the I’s dotted,” Ford said Wednesday morning. “We’re grateful for the offer. We’re grateful for sitting down with the prime minister, but we want sustainability. We need certainty moving forward, not just for a few years, five or 10 years, but decades to come.
“When deals come from the federal government in 10- and five-year increments, it makes it very challenging,” she said.“Whether you’re looking at new medical schools, new residency positions, training and hiring new nurses – those are all things that take literally decades and will be a commitment of our government for decades.”Jones also said she is “frankly surprised” that there hasn’t been more interest and conversations from the federal government on home and community care.
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