To get the money, provinces have to keep their health spending at current levels and agree to work with the government on data sharing.
After Tuesday’s meeting, all of the premiers said the amount of money was insufficient. Premiers had come in asking for $28 billion in just the first year, with federal payments rising at five per cent a year after that.“There is no doubt that any new health-care spending and investments, we will accept,” she said.
Quebec Premier Francois Legault said the deal was “disappointing,” but acknowledged it was a step forward. Duclos said his focus now is moving the deal into something more concrete and ensuring the dollars can actually flow to where they will do the most good. “Healthcare is broken and the federal government is broke after eight years of Justin Trudeau,” he said.
Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario said there was a lot to like in the deal and she believes it will do a lot to improve health care on the ground.
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