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| March 29, 2012

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| February 1, 2012

Our health-care actions in Victoria

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| January 17, 2012

Roundtable on health care in Victoria

| January 16, 2012
in his own words

Harper's abandonment of federal responsibility in health care

OTTAWA -- There is a deficit of political leadership in health care, especially at the federal level. Prime Minister Stephen Harper stated in a year-end interview recently that he had no idea how to secure the future of health care in Canada. Instead, he said it is up to the provinces to find "solutions."

Harper's recent unilateral, non-negotiable decision on the future of federal health financing stunned provinces. It seems the federal government intends to limit its role to signing blank cheques with no strings attached and no accountability. If rumours on the Hill are true, once the current arrangement expires Harper may replace cash transfers entirely with tax credits.

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National Union of Public and General Employees
March 11, 2011 |
The National Union of Pubilc and General Employees is criticizing the Harper governments decision to have the unelected Senate conduct the second mandatory review of the 2004 Health Accord.
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