Prime Minister Paul Martin answers a question at a news conference in Ottawa Friday Jan 30, 2004 while Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, (left to right) Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns, Quebec Premier Jean Charest and New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord look on following the first ministers meeting. Martin agreed Friday to hand over $2 billion in new health-care cash to the provinces, but wouldn't promise a deal to ensure long-term funding increases. (CP PHOTO/Tom Hanson)