It is past time for Premier Brian Pallister to end the escalating feud with the Trudeau government over financial transfers for health care. Frustration and consternation over Pallister's negotiating approaches and his high-octane rhetoric have been growing inside both the federal cabinet and the bureaucracy in Ottawa. Manitoba stands to gain $1.355 billion from the main Canada Health Transfer in 2017-18, an amount already written into the federal budget. Pallister argues that the supplementary federal money earmarked for mental health and long-term care does not match Manitoba's health spending priorities in the areas of kidney disease and Aboriginal health. Fortunately for Manitoba, Doer had the leadership style and skill to take advantage of these fortuitous circumstances.

Source: CBC News April 04, 2017 03:45 UTC