Insiders say Justin Trudeau ready to freeze out Quebec and other provinces in federal health-care deals

[The_Foxer]

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The federal government isn’t too pleased with a new national ad campaign that suggests Canada’s shortages of nurses and doctors is Ottawa’s fault. I’m using polite language to describe the Liberals’ impression of the latest “misleading” and “offensive” pressure tactic by the Council of the Federation — the group of 10 provinces and three territories — as they plead for more federal health-care funding.

The radio, print, billboard and online ads launched Monday and state the “provinces and territories are doing their part,” but “need the federal government to restore health-care funding” — otherwise nurses and doctors will disappear.

It’s a bit rich to point the finger at Ottawa, say some Liberals, especially since some provinces sent hundreds of dollars to residents in the name of fighting austerity rather than invest it in health care, and others now enjoy nice surplus budgets, including in Ontario.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had pledged Ottawa would sit down with the provinces to renegotiate the Canada Health Transfer — federal money distributed to the provinces on a per-capita basis to help fund health care — when the COVID-19 pandemic was over. But a first ministers meeting hasn’t materialized — and federal sources say the prime minister won’t sit down with the premiers until a framework for a deal is agreed upon with most of the provinces and territories.

Well this kind of thing is always a vote winner.

 

[petros]

This comes from India. Its immigrants from India who will be paying off Trudeau’s debt and they dont like him.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I get why someone like Trudeau would freeze out Saskatchewan & Alberta on health care funding…but Quebec? 25% of the voting public is in Quebec…& it’s Quebec.

Not all of Quebec votes Liberal, but some of it does…& it’s Quebec???

I understand that Health Care is a Provincial responsibility….& I understand that Trudeau is putting conditions on that Provincial responsibility…& that’s an issue for/to the provinces….but the Feds want control of that anyway….don’t the Feds have enough on their plate without stepping on provincial fingers and toes???

 

[Serryah]

I get why someone like Trudeau would freeze out Saskatchewan & Alberta on health care funding…but Quebec? 25% of the voting public is in Quebec…& it’s Quebec.
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Not all of Quebec votes Liberal, but some of it does…& it’s Quebec???

I understand that Health Care is a Provincial responsibility….& I understand that Trudeau is putting conditions on that Provincial responsibility…& that’s an issue for/to the provinces….but the Feds want control of that anyway….don’t the Feds have enough on their plate without stepping on provincial fingers and toes???

I won't absolve the feds of any blame...

But most of it should stay at the Provincial level.

Mismanagement after mismanagement, regardless of WHO has been in power, is what has led to this. That and - well for NB - cutting nursing seats in school, NOT keeping wages up, having a Premier actually TELL nurses to leave NB if they want the pay they deserve and so much more.

When it comes to health care, no one seems to give a sweet (or sour) fuck about it. They'd rather just sit and complain about whose fault it is, instead of actually doing something about it.