3 January 2017 - Finance and health ministers in the provinces and territories that have refused the federal government’s offer on health-care funding are asking for a meeting between premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to put an end to the impasse.

In a letter sent on Tuesday to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and federal Health Minister Jane Philpott, ministers in 10 jurisdictions said the amount of federal money on the table is not enough to sustain the current level of care, let alone make transformative improvements. The two sides are trying to reach a new decade-long health accord.

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have signed unilateral agreements with Ottawa that the other provinces and territories deem to be inadequate. The ministers in the other jurisdictions accuse the federal government of cutting side deals that will create a patchwork of health-care across Canada.

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