This publication was made possible through a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Applied Research and Technology Partnership Grant undertaken by The Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, and The Canadian Press.
Danielle Monterroso and Prabhy Rehal pose at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON.
The Canadian Press, in partnership with Humber’s StoryLab, collected data on provincial health budgets and federal health transfers from 2004 to 2023 to track annual spending from the launch of the 2004 federal-provincial health accord under former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. The resulting data-driven investigation found that contrary to some provincial narratives, federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets.
You can read the story here: Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis shows (The Canadian Press; September 2, 2024)
Two Humber Journalism degree students, Prabhy Rehal and Danielle Monterroso worked directly with Canadian Press Ottawa Bureau reporters to collect and analyze the data through paid internships. Though the project was largely remote, both students were able to travel to Ottawa to visit the Press’ Ottawa Bureau for in-person training as well as experience the Legislative Assembly in-session.
Thanks to The Canadian Press’ Mia Rabson and Laura Osman and Humber’s Marlee Greig for their work on this project.
