Premiers complain about PM&#39;s cash offer
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OTTAWA - &quot;It&#39;s show, and we don&#39;t have the dough,&quot; Premier Pat Binns said as he headed into the first day of a summit on health care in Ottawa.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The premiers went for Sunday dinner at Prime Minister Paul Martin's but his offer of billions more for health care left them confused, frustrated, and hungry for more.
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The federal government and the provinces collided over the future of Canada&#39;s cherished medicare program yesterday, with Prime Minister Paul Martin warning that the gulf between the two sides
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By MARK METHERELL, MATT WADE, TOM ALLARD and COSIMA MARRINER. Australia&#39;s prime minister John Howard has proffered $A1 billion in new handouts to older Australians two days after Labor&#39;s $A2.
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Canada&#39;s premiers are facing cracks in their united front for a new federal pharmacare program as they prepare for a crucial health-care summit with Prime Minister Paul Martin later this month.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Premier Jean Charest brushed aside talk of "Quebec bashing" Thursday, but he admitted recent controversy over the province's place in Canada showed in tough negotiations with the federal government this week.
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INTEREST rates went up and down regardless of which party was in government, Labor said today. Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said he could guarantee interest rates would be lower under the Coalition
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A nationally funded pharmacare plan proposed by the premiers will be too costly, the federal Finance Minister said Thursday, and acknowledged that this September&#39;s meeting with the first ministers may include some head-butting over ...
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest brushed aside talk of Quebec bashing Thursday but acknowledged that recent controversy over the province's place in Canada showed in tough negotiations with the federal government ...
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MARK Latham attacked yesterday&#39;s Coalition policy launch as a &quot;willy-nilly&quot; spending spree aimed at buying votes, which would drive up interest rates.
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OTTAWA - Some Liberals are complaining that last week&#39;s federal-provincial health agreement may have been a bit too generous. Last week, Prime Minister Paul Martin and the first ministers signed a $41-billion 10-year agreement on health.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's premiers are hopeful that Prime Minister Paul Martin's tenuous grip on a minority government will give them leverage to drive a hard bargain at this week's high-stakes health-care summit.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says he may have accepted the prime minister&#39;s apology, but he&#39;s still not taking his deal.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - The premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador broke off offshore revenue talks with Ottawa Wednesday after failing to reach a longer-term deal to keep more money in provincial coffers.
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TORONTO (CP) - Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams went on the offensive Tuesday in yet another high-profile attempt to get Ottawa to agree to a new offshore energy revenue deal.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin kicked off his meeting with the country&#39;s premiers and top aboriginal leaders Monday with a $700-million plan to improve native health.
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OTTAWA: A kiss-and-tell book from a former cabinet member accuses Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin of trying to undermine the country&#39;s cherished health care system, dealing him another blow as he struggles to keep his minority government afloat.