POLI 2F12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Constitution Act, 1982, Westminster System, The Maritimes
5 Feb 2016
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Health care consumes more than 2/5 of provincial government spending. 2000s: federal-provincial agreements to increase health transfer payments in exchange for greater accountability. At a rate of 6% per year for 10 years. Reduce wait times, purchasing medical equipment, etc. Martin government and 1 year into harper government. Partially restore health care funding from federal government. Some are below the national average and some are below. Grants given to provinces that don"t have the funds. Help provinces provide an average level of public services to their residents. Constitution act, 1982 (s. 36) commitment to principle of equalization. 2015/2016: 6 provinces to receive . 3 billion in equalization. 3 maritime provinces, ontario, manitoba and quebec. The have not provinces are not being as grateful to grant. How we have moved from a centralized federation to a decentralized federation (4 factors; constitutional amendments, judicial interpretations, social and economic fact canada is diver and different the evolution of fiscal financing)
