SUMMARY - Federal Health Transfers
Federal and provincial ministers gather around a table, the negotiation over health funding tense. The provinces want more money - healthcare costs are rising, demand is growing, and they say federal transfers have not kept pace. The federal government offers increases with conditions - it wants accountability for how the money is spent. The provinces resist conditions - healthcare is their jurisdiction, and they resent federal strings. The negotiations will produce a number, a formula, a communiqué claiming victory for all.