Prime Minister to Meet With Premiers to Discuss Health Care

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 12:13

By Linda Morgan

Meeting will take place February 7th in Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll meet with the country's premiers next month to discuss health care.

Trudeau says he invited the premiers to a meeting in Ottawa on February 7th.

He made the announcement this morning on the final day of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Hamilton.

Trudeau says health care talks have been a major topic throughout the retreat.

The premiers have been pushing the federal government to increase health care spending from 22 percent to 35 percent.

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