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Canada Health Transfer

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Ottawa just set Nov. 5 for the fall budget — and the health-transfer fight lands right after the rate call

François-Philippe Champagne told the House of Commons the budget comes six days after the Bank of Canada's Oct. 28 decision. The provinces' biggest ask — a bigger health-transfer cheque — is waiting in the wings.

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Ottawa extends $500M-a-year rare-disease drug funding and bridges $1.2B for mental health care

At a Friday meeting of health ministers in Winnipeg, Ottawa locked in permanent funding for the rare-disease drugs strategy and a one-year extension for mental-health money — while the bigger Canada Health Transfer fight waits for the fall budget.