Federal government’s not just a bank machine for provinces

The bottom line is simple: the premiers should tell Ottawa how they want to spend the money on health care and how they want to reform the system. Then they'll get the money.

TORONTO—There are very few things that make me laugh more than the request of the Canadian premiers to ask the federal government to negotiate a new deal on medicare. Last week's meeting in Vancouver was no different. Of course, the premiers talked about many other issues, including the eco...

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