The provinces’ poor-us act on health care is wearing thin
In the perennial health care funding debate, the persistent argument from provincial premiers is they desperately need Ottawa to hand over more money.
Provinces, like the federal government, have enjoyed a surge of revenue coming out of the pandemic. They have more money to spend and more is going to health, a boost coming only in part from the increase in federal transfers. But provinces are also making other choices: Quebec and Ontario both cut taxes, for one example.
Ontario had resisted spending more of its own money on health care. But the province held the line on 2022-23 health spending at $75-billion, even though forecast revenue rose to $200-billion from $180-billion. British Columbia is a similar story. It saw a surge of revenue during 2022-23 but health spending during the fiscal year didn’t rise. In its 2023-24 budget, tabled in late February, B.C. increased health by 13 per cent in 2023-24, or $3.2-billion, of which additional money from Ottawa is about $1-billion.
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