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Originally Posted by YOWetal
We are a federation so yes there are lots of barriers to services but Gatineau still benefits from having Ottawa there. CHEO is a great resource for example that somewhere like Rivere-Du-Loup doesn't have. From my place in Ottawa I can be in Gatineau park in 20 minutes. Sure part of this is because of this barrier making population unbalanced but it's still a great benefit for access to wilderness or cottage country that wouldn't exist elsewhere.
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CHEO and health care is a great example of how the current situation doesn't work. Ontario funds Ottawa's health care system based on the Ontario side of the population and Quebec underfunds the Outaouais' health care system because they figure the residents on the Quebec side can just go to Ottawa.
Our health care system (amongst other things) should get extra funding from the Feds to recognize the two Province reality, or better yet, form a Federal District.
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