𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀
Health care. One of Canada's largest public expenditures, one of its biggest economic sectors, and one of the defining policy challenges facing governments at all levels.
In this special pre-budget episode of The Politics of Money, IFSD's Kevin Page, Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari use their experience inside government — including helping develop federal budgets — to dig into the difficult policy trade-offs that could shape federal-provincial health care discussions in the years ahead.
In this special pre-budget episode of The Politics of Money, IFSD's Kevin Page, Sahir Khan and Mostafa Askari use their experience inside government — including helping develop federal budgets — to dig into the difficult policy trade-offs that could shape federal-provincial health care discussions in the years ahead.
- The future of the Canada Health Transfer
- Fiscal sustainability and demographic pressures
- Health care's role in economic growth and productivity
- Access, wait times and quality-of-care tradeoffs
- Federal-provincial responsibilities and accountability
This episode launches our new pre-budget podcast series.
In the weeks ahead we will explore major policy challenges and fiscal choices facing Canada in Budget 2026.
Leave us a comment with your budget questions — let us know what fiscal policy issues we should tackle next.
Thanks for listening!
In the weeks ahead we will explore major policy challenges and fiscal choices facing Canada in Budget 2026.
Leave us a comment with your budget questions — let us know what fiscal policy issues we should tackle next.
Thanks for listening!
