Health Minister Jane Philpott is hinting that provinces won’t get a promised $3-billion infusion of health care funding in the coming federal budget unless they commit to spend it on home care.
The federal minister said Tuesday she wants that money to be in the Trudeau government’s second budget early next year.
But she tied the budget to her upcoming negotiations with her provincial counterparts on a new health accord.
“I’m saying I’ve got money on the table and there has been no firm decision in terms of how that’s going to be divided up, how it’s going to be spent, what Canadians are going to get for that money,” Philpott said.
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