Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Lucienne Robillard address a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday July 30, 2004 regarding the premiers' conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Dosanjh said Ottawa will start negotiations immediately with the provinces on all issues ahead of the Sept. 13 first ministers meeting. But he repeatedly hammered home the message that there's only so much cash available. (CP PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)