Yes. Thank you. I will start this, and then I will turn it over to Ms. Mathison. We have a very generous set of core services that are offered by our health authorities, and we need to ensure that we can continue those services now that we have them offered to our residents. We cannot say to people, "You could be out of work in March because we think that we will be out of money by then." The real question facing the health authorities is: what is the scope of our core services and what are the extras? Are we going to continue to fund all of the extras and continue adding to our deficit, or are we going to limit services? Are we going to ask people to pay for services? How are we going to manage the drivers on our health spending, which are substantial for us and all across Canada, which is why you hear news stories all the time about the Premier is negotiating with the federal government for an increased Canada Health Transfer. I, personally, am not a budget person. I do not see a way of reducing the deficit to zero and then working with supplementary appropriations when these are now all core services that we are funding. However, that is an amateur view, and Jeannie Mathison is a professional, so we should hear from her.
Julie Green on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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