Health care, energy costs to be focus of premiers meeting in Halifax

Health care and the impact of carbon pricing measures at the emerging value of dwelling throughout Canada are slated to take centre degree at nowadays’s meeting of the rustic’s premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says well being care is the primary formal schedule merchandise at the newest Council of the Federation meeting and he hopes talks will produce leading edge concepts that may lend a hand provinces deal with the issues plaguing the well being gadget.

Houston says discussions might also mission into carbon pricing and Alberta’s plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan.

The focus at the value of gasoline comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced final month a three-year pause on carbon pricing for house gasoline oil for the ten jurisdictions the place federal gasoline fees practice.

British Columbia Premier David Eby says the pause on carbon pricing is arbitrary to jurisdictions like his province, which collects its personal gasoline tax and isn’t eligible for the relaxation.

Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s calling for the tip of carbon pricing outright throughout Canada.

This file through The Canadian Press was once first printed Nov. 6, 2023.