Federal health transfers outpace provincial spending despite premiers’ criticisms, analysis shows | CBC News

Federal health transfers outpace provincial spending despite premiers’ criticisms, analysis shows | CBC News

Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, when the transfers were $15.1 billion….

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Canada took 4 months to send money after deciding to buy air defence system for Ukraine | CBC News

Canada took 4 months to send money after deciding to buy air defence system for Ukraine | CBC News

It initially took Canada four months to get into the queue after deciding to join a plan by the United States to buy urgently needed National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine. Defence Minister Bill Blair insists the lag did not contribute to the slow pace of acquiring the high-tech defensive capability, which is…

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