On January 16, the first day of the Council of the Federation meeting, the OFL and the other provincial or territorial labour federations issued an open letter calling on the Premiers of Canada to reject the Harper Government’s “plan” for health care. The letter was a response to an announcement made by the Harper government in December 2011 that proposed significant cuts to health care funding, beginning in 2017. The cuts were announced after the federal government refused to negotiate a new Health Accord before the current one expires in 2014.
After the letter ran in the Hamilton Spectator, the Toronto Star, and papers in other provinces, the Premiers announced their unanimous opposition to the Conservative health funding formula.
