Commentary
When the premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about health care with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation, and accountability.
It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on the same page in recognizing that healthcare, as it is, is largely broken and money alone isn’t going to fix it.
But the meeting has come and gone, and there were no new ideas and no talk of change. Trudeau offered the premiers a big wad of cash over a two-hour luncheon and the key message was ‘take it or leave it.’…