New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord, (right to left) Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Prime Minister Paul Martin, Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein attend a news conference after the First Ministers' Meeting in Ottawa Friday, Jan. 30, 2004. Martin agreed Friday to hand over $2 billion in new health-care cash to the provinces, but stopped short of setting up a new deal to ensure future funding increases. (CP PHOTO/Ryan Remiorz)