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Premiers Ask Federal Government To Cover 25 Per Cent Of Health Care Costs

The Canadian Press, 16 Jul, 2015 12:58 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canada's premiers are asking the federal government for more health care funding.

Premier Paul Davis of Newfoundland and Labrador says the premiers are asking Ottawa to increase the Canada Health Transfer to cover at least 25 per cent of all health-care spending by provinces and territories.

Davis made the announcement today after the Council of the Federation meeting in St. John's, N.L.

Outside the meeting, a small demonstration called attention to medicare funding.

Debbie Forward, president of the Registered Nurses Union of Newfoundland and Labrador, said the federal government is not paying its fair share for health care.

Forward said a report released Thursday by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions estimates proposed federal funding changes could drain more than $43-billion from the health system over the next eight years.

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