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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

Ottawa signs .7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord

All 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec. Prime Minister Justin …

As Canada’s health systems strain, more private care would mark ‘deterioration’: minister – National

by James Odonell

Health Minister Mark Holland says while some provinces are using private health care as a stop-gap to try to address system strains, health-care delivery must stay publicly funded. His comments come …