Health care deal should come shortly after Feb. 7 meeting with PM: Ford
The premiers want to see Ottawa cover 35 per cent of health-care costs across the country, up from the current 22 per cent.
Trudeau has said the funding will come with strings attached, including sharing health data and outcomes for a national database.Ford has said he wants to use increased federal funding to hire more nurses and doctors, as well as help tackle the surgical backlog.
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