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It will take action, not handshakes, to fix Canada’s health-care crisis

Increased federal health-care funding and bilateral agreements with the provinces and territories are welcome, but let’s not fall under the illusion that the health workforce crisis has vanished.

Opinion
BY LINDA SILAS
April 10, 2023

Opinion | BY LINDA SILAS | April 10, 2023

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It will take action, not handshakes, to fix Canada’s health-care crisis

Increased federal health-care funding and bilateral agreements with the provinces and territories are welcome, but let’s not fall under the illusion that the health workforce crisis has vanished.

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