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New Brunswick and Ottawa reach agreement on health care funding - Macleans.ca
That offer have would have poured an additional $25 billion over the next five years into health care, with a chunk of that specifically targeted for mental health and home care.
While that offer is now off the table and the federal government has given up hope of striking a national deal on health funding, federal officials say they are still committed to making big investments in home care and mental health.
It is continuing to negotiate with individual provinces and territories — as many as five or six of which appear to be having second thoughts about walking away Monday from the federal offer.