Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has served notice that she will enforce the Canada Health Act in Quebec. Good for her. It’s about time. The Canada Health Act is the federal statute governing medicare. It lists the standards provinces must meet if they are to receive money from Ottawa for health care. And it gives the federal government the right to cut transfers to any province that doesn’t meet these standards.
Source: Crackdown on extra-billing is long overdue: Walkom | Toronto Star
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