Premiers called the deal \u0027disappointing\u0027 when it was revealed this week, but they also didn\u0027t reject the new money
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his long-awaited offer Tuesday. It proposes to put $46.1 billion into the health care system over the next decade, above and beyond $142 billion in additional funding that was already expected.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
At a meeting in a downtown Ottawa office tower Tuesday, Trudeau revealed his offer to premiers who had flown in from across the country. Trudeau’s deal just tweaks the current health transfer, putting the floor of the increase at five per cent, a figure that will give provinces an additional $17.3 billion more over the next five years.
The premiers’ health care demand, which they have had on the table for two years, was the opposite of what the Liberals had in their platform; no bilateral deals but instead an across-the-board increase to the Health Transfer worth $28 billion in just the first year. The federal government took on a lot of debt so that the provinces didn't have to, so that Canadians didn't have to“Now that we’re out of the pandemic, the provinces are mostly in surplus situations right now. They have lots of money,” he said. “The federal government took on a lot of debt so that the provinces didn’t have to, so that Canadians didn’t have to.”
Both sides acknowledged they would have to take some water with their wine and the deal the Liberals offered is designed to give something for both sides. The Canada Health Transfer rises as the premiers wanted, but not anywhere close to the level they wanted.
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