Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached, advocates say
More than 100 protesters said new federal money should come with limits to stop provinces from expanding privately paid surgery.
- More than 100 advocates gathered outside a Charlottetown hotel on Wednesday where 13 premiers met, with Friends of Medicare director Chris Galloway urging increased federal health care funding and conditions on provincial spending.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to allow physicians to offer privately paid surgical procedures beginning this fall prompted the protest, as the province invites surgeons to apply this summer to charge patients for elective procedures.
- Canadian Health Coalition chair Jason MacLean said, "The spending in health care hasn't been keeping up with inflation year after year after year," warning provinces are turning to private options while Galloway cautioned universal coverage distinguishes Canada from the U.S.
- Other premiers signaled they will demand increased federal health care support when Prime Minister Mark Carney meets them Thursday, as Smith avoided reporters before entering the meeting.
- The debate centers on whether federal funding should include conditions protecting public systems, with Galloway warning Ottawa shouldn't give a blank cheque allowing Alberta to dismantle public health care.
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Premiers of the provinces are waiting for Mark Carney on Thursday with a concerted demand: the federal government must increase the funding of the health care system massively.
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Feds should increase federal health funding, but with strings attached: advocates
Friends of Medicare director Chris Galloway says Ottawa shouldn’t give a blank cheque that could allow provinces like Alberta to dismantle the public system.
Reduced Canada Health Transfer growth rate would see health care funding drop by billions Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Silas: A reduction in federal funding will hurt access to care for everyone in Canada. July 23, 2026 (Charlottetown, PEI) – Looming changes to the Canada Health Transfer will result in billions of dollars less in health care funding for provinces and territories, as reported in a new white paper published by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). The Harsh […]
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