Ford said he would be willing to accept some federal conditions on additional health care transfers, notably referring to Ottawa’s call for provinces to publish more health care data
But Mr. Ford broke ranks last week and broke the logjam. Or at least, he has set things moving.
That statement wasn’t an accident, or some off-the-cuff remark where the folksy Mr. Ford accidentally strayed from the premiers’ playbook. It was planned political positioning. But if a few more premiers chime in to echo Mr. Ford’s words – especially the leader of the third-most populous province, British Columbia’s David Eby – then these talks would get moving.
That won’t mean a deal will be easily sealed. The provinces have been call for a whopping $28-billion a year in additional funding, which is so large it isn’t even in the ballpark of what Ottawa would consider. It is more than five times as much as the $25-billion over five years that the Liberals promised in the 2021 election campaign.
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