Ottawa, provinces bicker over Canada health system
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Canada&#39;s provincial premiers boycotted a breakfast with Prime Minister Paul Martin on Tuesday, casting a shadow over top-level talks to overhaul the overloaded public health-care system.
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The country&#39;s provincial and territorial health ministers forged ahead today with their push for a multibillion-dollar national pharmacare program despite continuing rejection of the idea from Ottawa.
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TORONTO (CP) - The federal government&#39;s commitment to spend $41 billion on health care was a good deal for the provinces, but it will only help stabilize the system and do little to address inevitable challenges in the future, New Brunswick Premier
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers wrapped up their talks on health care Thursday by challenging Prime Minister Paul Martin to say exactly what he meant when he promised a national pharmacare program during the election campaign.
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Political jockeying over health care intensified yesterday as Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stepped up the pressure on the federal government to assume responsibility for a national pharmacare program.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can't say yet whether a private clinic for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act - but critics say the violation is blatant.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa&#39;s latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada&#39;s health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin gambled his political future on a health-care deal with the provinces and that gamble appears to have paid off - at least for now.
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Canada is considering asking officials from the other Group of Seven rich nations to study ways to make their health care systems financially sustainable, a Canadian official said on Saturday.
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A multi-billion-dollar federal boost won&#39;t bring a quick fix for Canada&#39;s ailing health-care system, medical experts warn.
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CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Quebec Premier Jean Charest says the fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and the provinces is one of the major impediments to a much-needed renewal of Canada's federal system.
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TORONTO -- Health Minister George Smitherman says the province will move ahead with its latest proposal to Ontario&#39;s doctors, even though it doesn&#39;t have their approval.
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The federal government can likely scrape up a few billion extra bucks for a health-care deal with the provinces - but that won&#39;t leave much cash in Ottawa&#39;s piggy bank for anything else, analysts say.
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TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he wants taxpayers to pay the province&#39;s controversial health premium despite a potential landmark arbitration decision that could force employers -- including his own government -- to pay for a large chunk
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Canada&#39;s new public health agency should have been headquarters in Ottawa to avoid the problems the US experiences when it located its own agency away from Washington.
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OTTAWAâPolitical deadlock is looming over the coming first ministers&#39; health summit, with federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh stepping up his public criticism of the premiers&#39; proposal for a national pharmacare program.
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Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can&#39;t say yet whether a private clinic in Montreal for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act, but critics say the violation is obvious.