On health, premiers cherish their jurisdiction, not their responsibilities

Having let the health system reach a state of near collapse where patients run the risk of dying in emergency rooms, the premiers are determined to shift the blame to the federal government.

The country’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers met virtually on Dec. 9. The first ministers' meetings are political theatre of the most highly charged variety, writes Les Whittington.Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

December 14, 2022

OTTAWA—It’s time for Canadians, and particularly the media, to get serious about this whole supposed dispute between the federal government and the provinces over health-care funding.

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