Premier signals closer relations in meeting with PM
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This article was published 22/04/2022 (1457 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Premier Heather Stefanson had her first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he paid a visit to the legislature Friday.
In a statement, the premier said
“It was opportunity to build on a more collaborative approach between our governments,” Stefanson said in a statement issued by her office.
She was referring to the adversarial relationship her predecessor Brian Pallister had with the prime minister. It may be a new approach, but premier had the same axe to grind when it comes to increased health care funding dished out by Ottawa to the provinces.
“I stressed the current federal funding share of the Canada Health Transfer with provinces and territories is simply inadequate as the COVID-19 pandemic sadly proved. I reinforced… premiers remain united in our call for the federal government to increase its share of the (transfer) to 35 per cent and to maintain it at this level over time.
“As we emerge from the pandemic, I believe there is a generational opportunity to establish a renewed funding partnership that not only repairs the damage caused by COVID-19 but invests in our health systems to better meet the needs of Canadians now and well in the future.”
Stefanson said the province recognizes the importance of demonstrating progress and patient outcomes and is willing to work with the federal government to do it.
On the subject of resettling refugees from Ukraine, she asked the prime minister for more information about the numbers and time of arrivals to Manitoba so the province can better plan to welcome them.
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