13 December 2016 - The controversial shift to smaller hikes in federal health transfers will move closer to reality this week when Ottawa reveals the exact amounts provinces can count on for 2017.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau intends to send letters to his provincial counterparts that will lay out exactly what each province and territory can expect in terms of federal transfers for 2017, including the health transfer.

That means the amounts will be delivered before Canada’s finance and health ministers are scheduled to discuss the issue in Ottawa early next week.

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