Canada’s premiers again called on Ottawa to increase its funding share for provincial and territorial health care as it prepares its upcoming federal budget. In a virtual news conference hosted by Quebec Premier François Legault on Thursday, premiers across Canada once again outlined their cases urging the Trudeau government to increase its funding share to cover health care costs in their provinces from 22 percent to 35 percent.  “Rebuilding our health system after a once-in-a-century pandemic requires an all-hands-on-deck approach,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement Thursday.  “With wait times for backlogged surgeries growing and our long-term care homes in desperate need of more support, it’s never been more important that the federal government work with the provinces.” “All of the Premiers urge the Prime Minister to become a true funding partner and increase the federal government’s share of total health care spending to 35 percent through the …