"But Dr. Michael Rachlis, a health policy analyst based in Toronto, said Ambrose’s qualifications are irrelevant because the minister’s primary role will be to relay policy directives straight from the Prime Minister’s Office. He said Aglukkaq was “almost invisible” when it came to health care issues and he expects more of the same from Ambrose. Aglukkaq received criticism for distancing herself from policy on health-care delivery during her tenure, but her actions fell in line with the government’s approach to leave health-care decisions in the hands of the provinces. In April, the federal government announced it was cancelling funding to the Health Council of Canada, which oversees the transfer of health-care funds from the federal government to the provinces." ottawacitizen/news/national/Health+care+professionals+hopeful+Rona+Ambrose+will+bring/8668286/story.html
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:21:58 +0000
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