A new national health accord hinges on a federal agreement to first double the increase to Canada Health Transfer to provinces and territories before they buy in to any federal spending strings, Quebec’s health minister declared Thursday.
“We will talk funding first, conditions second. That’s what we’ve already said. And that will not change in October,” Gaétan Barrette told reporters after delivering his message to a conference of health-care professionals.
A crucial negotiating session between federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and her provincial and territorial counterparts is scheduled for Oct. 18 in Toronto. The current funding formula expires in April.
But both sides appear to be digging in their heels.
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