Health ministers say Ottawa needs to renew mental health, home care funding

OTTAWA — Health ministers from across the country say the federal government needs to renew $1.2 billion in funding for mental health, addictions and home care that’s expiring next year.

The ministers met earlier this week, along with finance ministers, to talk about the expected expiry of the funding agreements in March.

The health ministers say the expiry amounts to a “fiscal cliff” that will have a real impact on patients.

In a statement, the ministers say federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne decided not to take part in the meeting.