NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agoCarney is slashing federal health spending (but who notices?)rabble.caexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkCarney is slashing federal health spending (but who notices?)rabble.caNightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareTotolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days ago Carney’s government is maintaining its billions in health transfers to the provinces at their current level. The cuts are for: the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC); the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases; the Emergency Treatment Fund, which provides assistance to Indigenous communities and municipalities to deal with the opioid crisis; a 10-year $6 billion federal contribution to home and community care; and the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy. Ramping down the COVID one is ok but the ones supporting indigenous community are questionable
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoQuestionable? More like unacceptable.
The cuts are for:
Ramping down the COVID one is ok but the ones supporting indigenous community are questionable
Questionable? More like unacceptable.