Two provincial finance ministers confident new health deal with feds is close
OTTAWA — A pair of provincial finance ministers say they’re optimistic that a long-awaited deal with Ottawa on a new health-care funding framework is close.
The Trudeau government is set to meet the provinces and territories on Monday to hash out a new health accord and funding formula.
So far, the two sides have appeared to be many billions of dollars apart.
But Quebec Finance Minister Carlos Leitao said Thursday that despite differences, he expects an agreement Monday because enough time has been spent discussing the issue.