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Originally Posted by Acajack
Well, for starters the federal government which is accountable for transfers to the provinces for healthcare has hugely reduced its contributions to this sector since the 70s and 80s, to the point of virtual collapse, with the provinces having to pick up the slack.
So in that sense it is a federal political issue.
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According to the National Post, federal health transfers to the provinces have increased in the past 20 years by more than the provinces have increased spending on healthcare.