Ottawa’s offer of $46.2 billion in new health care cash over the next 10 years is urgently needed, but won’t be enough to fix the flaws of a stressed system,…
including $25 billion in one-on-one deals that will need to be ironed out with each province and territory.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees vice-president Susan Slade said in a news release she is worried there are no guarantees Alberta’s UCP government will invest the money into publicly-delivered services.Article content The deal would require provinces to uphold the Canada Health Act, which aims to ensure Canadians can access care from hospitals and physicians based on need rather than ability to pay, but doesn’t restrict publicly-funded privately-delivered services.Article contentLike Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, who heads the Council of the Federation, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office has said the offer is significantly lower than anticipated.
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