Pierre Poilievre says he would honour the health-care increases Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised provinces if his Conservatives form the next government.
Poilievre made the pledge after Trudeau offered to increase health-care transfers by $17 billion above previous commitments, and to provide another $25 billion via one-on-one deals with provinces over the next decade.
“We are going to honour it,” Poilievre told reporters before his meeting with his caucus Wednesday.
The Tory leader echoed criticisms from some premiers that the overall increase falls far short of what provincial and territorial leaders were hoping for, after years of complaints that Ottawa isn’t paying its fair share of health-care costs….