“No services are more important than the health and community services we deliver through our four Regional Health Authorities. This year, we will invest more than 40% of total [operating] expenditures – nearly $3 billion – in healthcare….” Newfoundland and Labrador 2012 Budget Speech...

“In 2007–2008, comparable health care expenditures stood at $425 Million. Since then, these costs have grown 7 per cent annually… [S]tatus quo growth of 7 percent per year in health care spending is simply not an option. The more we spend on health, the less we are able to address the...

“New Brunswickers have been clear about their priorities: they want quality, affordable health care and services for our seniors.” (2012/13 New Brunswick Budget, p. 14). New Brunswickers carry a $78 billion fiscal burden – the higher tax bill for increased healthcare costs over the next...

The English version of this article can be found here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2291144. “Le budget de la santé continuera de croître à un rythme de 4,8 % par année. [...] [L]es cibles de croissance des dépenses de programmes sont établies à 1,8 % pour 2013-2014....,” Discours Sur Le...