Premier Doug Ford says the provinces and territories are “very, very close” to approving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 10-year, $46.2-billion health accord.
Ford expressed optimism as he and Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones met Thursday morning in his Queen’s Park office with federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.“We’re very, very close to crossing the T’s and dotting the I’s and I’m just excited to get this done and move on to the next step,” he said.
“We had some cigars last night, it was great. He’s just a great person. We get along very well. ” the premier said of LeBlanc.“Premier Ford has been very constructive and helpful on this issue, and so many others,” he said. “We’re making investments in the province of Ontario and we want the federal government to be part of those investments,” added Jones.
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