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First Ontario-Quebec Summit wraps up

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his province and Quebec are standing together and standing united.

Ford and Quebec Premier Francois Legault are calling on the federal government to commit to a long-term funding partnership with provinces and territories for health care through a significant increase in the Canada Health Transfer.

It comes as the first Ontario-Quebec Summit wrapped up with Ford saying the two provinces are “sending a clear message of unity and cooperation”.

The premiers also announced they will collaborate on combating U.S. protectionism, removing trade barriers, and promoting Ontario-made and Québec-made products.

The two provinces have also agreed to convene annual meetings to jointly work on shared priorities.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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