PM pressures Labor over health insurance
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The federal government has stepped up pressure on Labor to support a boost to the private health insurance rebate, accusing the opposition of being insensitive to older people.
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A day after suggesting a new national health-care accord could be a long way off, Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged to work at the September health summit between Ottawa and provinces until a deal gets done.
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Prime Minister John Howard has vowed to use his government's expanded control over parliament to push through legislation that reports say amount to the biggest crackdown on trade union power in Australian history.
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Health Minister George Smitherman was on the hot seat again today, deflecting Opposition accusations that the Liberal government is hiding the true cost of a $6.
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Onus is on workers to buy health insurance as rising costs force firms to end perk.
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OTTAWA -- A scheduled three-day first ministers conference next month designed to reform the health system should continue &quot;as long as it takes&quot; to get a deal, Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday, even as one of the key premiers said he will limit
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers and territorial leaders have laid down a demand that Ottawa commit to permanently funding 25 per cent of the cost of health care in the country.
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The negotiations with GM were all about health care, but the union suddenly decided to strike over job security. Why?
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Labor says there appears to have been pressure from the Prime Minister&#39;s office on a public servant and it&#39;s reaffirmed its determination to reopen the Senate inquiry into the matter.
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Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has cranked up the pressure on GPs to extend their opening hours.
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The Prime Minister says he is prepared to meet with the Premiers for as long as it takes to work out a new health care deal. As he wrapped up the Liberal cabinet retreat in BC, Paul Martin said when he meets
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US workers are paying more for health insurance and receiving less than they were four years ago and the situation is particularly acute in several states important in the presidential race, said a consumer group that has been critical
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SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard said on Sunday he would resist pressure from pro-life groups for a parliamentary inquiry into abortion following his conservative governmentâs re-election last month.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - The country&#39;s premiers arrived for a key meeting Wednesday unsure on whether to try to force Ottawa to set up a national pharmacare program, but firmly convinced that more federal money for health is essential.
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TORONTO -- The spectre of Ontario&#39;s controversial health-care premium returned to haunt the Liberal government Monday amid a growing controversy over whether some unionized workers should be expected to pay for it.
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Striking health workers aim for Labour support in their bid to a block the sell-off of the NHS supply agency.
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&#39;We are putting too much pressure on ourselves,&quot; Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty warned yesterday. He&#39;s right. With less than two weeks to go until the first ministers conference on health