Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has invited the premiers to join him in Ottawa for a health\u002Dcare meeting on Feb. 7.
Trudeau said in French he would be offering an “appropriate” amount of money.
The prime minister announced the planned meeting during a news conference Wednesday morning in Hamilton, where the LiberalWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Provincial and federal governments have been jockeying for a new deal for months, and premiers were waiting to see if the cabinet rendezvous would result in the meeting they’ve been asking to have with Trudeau for more than two years.
Trudeau and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos have been firm that any new funding will come with accountability requirements to ensure the money creates real improvements to patient care. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, currently the chair of the premiers’ group known as the Council of the Federation, said it’s difficult to comment on the idea of bilateral deals without seeing the details of any offer.
Instead, he said that when it comes to improving the country’s health-care system, he would focus on priorities that include shortening wait times and working with provinces to speed up credential recognition for immigrants.
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