WINNIPEG — Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, premiers said at their annual conference Tuesday.
The premiers, at their annual conference, discussed $46 billion in new health funding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered in February, in exchange for provinces and territories committing to targeted reforms. All but Quebec have accepted the funding offer.
"We've all been able to negotiate some arrangements that have allowed for us to be able to bring in new professionals. We've got with the Philippines, for instance." The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions put forward several recommendations to the premiers, such as setting minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and putting limits on safe hours of continuous work.She said the premiers plan to get together again later this year for a summit on health care to share best practices and discuss how provinces can work together on recruitment, retention and training of workers.
“We’re in desperate need of people right across the province. I think you’re hearing that from every single premier," he said.Stefanson said the premiers have also asked the federal government to take"urgent action" to reform the bail system in response to concerns over crime.
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