The success of Trudeau's child-care program has given the federal government a means to mould provincial policy from Ottawa and he said it's one he could use again.
OTTAWA -- If you had asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year whether the federal government could have a stronger hand in provincial health matters, he says his answer might have been different.
Trudeau's Liberals have so far inked 11 deals with provinces and territories to offer $10-a-day daycare to Canadian families. When asked whether the same model could apply to the federal government's health-care goals, Trudeau's answer was emphatic. On Monday, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam made an impassioned plea for provinces and territories to harmonize their health data, for example.
"This fragmentation, alongside outdated technology, has especially pronounced consequences during health emergencies when access to data for real-time decision-making is paramount," Tam wrote in her annual report, released Monday.
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