Canadian premiers accept C$46-billion federal govt healthcare funding
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[February 14, 2023]
By Nia Williams
(Reuters) - Canada's provincial and territorial premiers on Monday said
they will accept an additional C$46.2 billion ($34.64 billion) in
healthcare funding from the federal government over the next 10 years,
but warned the amount falls short of what is needed.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with premiers last week to
hammer out a deal to fix the overburdened public healthcare system,
which has been under strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic and staffing
shortages.
In return for additional funding, the federal government has asked the
provinces to commit to some conditions, including better data gathering
and sharing.
Premiers met on Monday to discuss the proposal, and Manitoba Premier
Heather Stefanson said they were united in their decision to take the
funding.
"We have accepted this for now...This is not a long-term solution to the
healthcare funding that is needed within this country and by no means is
a panacea to fix healthcare," Stefanson said.
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
speaks at the Northlight Innovation Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon,
Canada, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Manu Keggenhoff
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Feb/14/images/ads/current/napa_lda_FILTERSALE_2023.png) "It's a step in the right direction.
We recognise that and will be moving forward for here."
As a next step Ottawa will hold bilateral meetings with each
province to finalize individual funding agreements.
($1 = 1.3336 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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