First ministers’ meeting likely to hit on health transfers, vaccine rollout

The first ministers' meeting will take place just day after Health Canada gave regulatory approval to Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, setting the stage for vaccinations to start as early as the middle of next week.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, middle, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford and their other counterparts have been calling on Ottawa to increase its share of the health care bill. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

December 9, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc are set to meet virtually with Canada's premiers on Thursday, a gathering that the provinces have been clamouring for since September. Ottawa and the provinces appear to be at odds over the focus of the meeting. T...

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