The sick politics of a national health accord
How the talks between Ottawa and the provinces to reach a new health accord went so wrong, and what the Trudeau government is likely to do next
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Jane Philpott
Provinces, territories refuse federal government’s offer on health care funding
Premiers say the government is not willing to negotiate a new funding framework and hope Canadians are better able to get through to them
Federal-provincial health funding talks hostile amid walkout threats
Provinces and territories are not happy with the Trudeau government’s take-it-or-leave it approach.
Jane Philpott on what the provinces can expect on health funding
The federal health minister tells John Geddes about her home-care and mental-health priorities
Ottawa and the provinces must be equal partners on health care
Faced with an aging population, it will take increased funding from Ottawa but also better management by the provinces to address Canada’s health care challenges
How the Liberals are taking on their toughest files
Trudeau Report Card: The government’s early heady days are done. Now the hardest work begins.
Why Justin Trudeau’s trip to China matters
Canada has no coherent policy on China. Evan Solomon on why it’s time for change.
Why Jane Philpott’s limo scandal isn’t over
The health minister may have paid back some of the money she spent on an expensive car service, but Canadian Press reporter Kristy Kirkup tells Evan Solomon why Jane Philpott will still be under the microscope.
Rapid-Fire Politics: Jane Philpott, Brad Trost, and the Hip
Evan Solomon and John Geddes speed through the week’s political news, including the health minister’s pricey limo and a Tory MP’s social conservative leadership campaign. They also talk about the Tragically Hip’s final show.
Fifteen other ways Philpott could travel for $1,700
How the health minister could have travelled for what she paid a limo to take her around the GTA