Canada Health and Social TransferThe Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) was a system of blocktransfer payments from the Canadian government to provincial governments to pay for health care, post-secondary education and welfare, in place from the 1996–97 fiscal year until the 2004–05 fiscal year. It was split into the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and Canada Social Transfer (CST) effective April 1, 2004, to provide greater accountability and transparency for federal health funding.
Canada Health ActThe Canada Health Act (CHA; French: Loi canadienne sur la santé), adopted in 1984, is the federal legislation in Canada for publicly-funded health insurance, commonly called "medicare", and sets out the primary objective of Canadian healthcare policy.
Equalization paymentsEqualization payments are cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to subnational governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services. Many federations use fiscal equalisation to reduce the inequalities in the fiscal capacities of sub-national governments arising from the differences in their geography, demography, natural endowments and economies.Canada Social TransferThe Canada Social Transfer (CST; French: Transfert canadien en matière de programmes sociaux) is the Canadian government's transfer payment program in support of post-secondary education, social assistance, and social services, including early childhood development and early learning and childcare. It was made independent from the Canada Health and Social Transfer program on 1 April 2004 to allow for greater accountability and transparency for federal health funding.
Transfer paymentIn macroeconomics and finance, a transfer payment (also called a government transfer or simply fiscal transfer) is a redistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment, without goods or services being received in return (in contrast to financial transaction). These kind of payments are one-sided in nature, i.e. one party enjoys economic benefits from the other party.
Healthcare in CanadaHealthcare in Canada is delivered through the provincial and territorial systems of publicly fundedsingle-payer healthcare, informally called Medicare. It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act, adopted during 1984, and is universal.
Per capitaPer capita is a Latin phrase literally meaning "by heads" or "for each head", and idiomatically used to mean "per person". Social statisticsThe term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts, including government statistics, economic indicators, and built environment studies. It is commonly used in the field of statistics in place of saying "per person" (although per caput is the Latin for "per head").
Jean ChrétienPrime Minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003Member of ParliamentIn officeDecember 10, 1990 – December 12, 2003Preceded byFernand RobichaudSucceeded byRiding abolishedConstituencyBeauséjour (1990–1993)Saint-Maurice (1993–2003)In officeApril 8, 1963 – February 27, 1986Preceded byRiding establishedSucceeded byGilles GrondinConstituencySaint-Maurice—Laflèche (1963–1968)Saint-Maurice (1968–1986)Personal detailsBornJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (1934-01-11) January 11, 1934 (age 92)Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, CanadaPartyLiberalSpouseAline Chaîné (m. 1957; died 2020)Children3, including FranceRelativesMichel Chrétien (brother)Raymond Chrétien (nephew)EducationUniversité LavalOccupationLawyerpoliticianSignatureJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (Canadian French:; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003.
Paul MartinPaul Edgar Philippe Martin (French: [pɔl maʁtɛ̃]; born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006.
CashCash is money in the tangible form of currency, such as banknotes and coins. In book-keeping and financial accounting, cash is current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately (as in the case of money market accounts). Cash is seen either as a reserve for payments, in case of a structural or incidental negative cash flow, or as a way to avoid a downturn on financial markets.Government of CanadaThe Government of Canada (French: gouvernement du Canada), formally His Majesty's Government (Gouvernement de Sa Majesté), is the federal executive of Canada, which includes ministers of the Crown (organized as the Cabinet) and the federal civil service (whom the Cabinet direct); it is corporately branded as the Government of Canada. There are over 103 departments and agencies, as well as over 300,000 persons employed in the Government of Canada.
AccountabilityThis person is taking accountability by apologising for their actionsConcept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-makingIn ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. As in an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in the public sector, nonprofit, private (corporate), and individual contexts.
French languageFrench (français or langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belgium—descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. It was influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the GermanicFrankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.