Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is promising to maintain the annual increase of six per cent of health funding transfers after the expiry of the current agreement with the provinces in 2014.
Issued Ignatieff pledge in an open letter to Canadians on Friday as he was to visit a hospital in Hamilton.
"The provinces are deal with budget deficits and spiraling health care costs." "It is essential that a new Federal Government is committed to investing in health beyond 2014, so that the provinces may obtain the work of reform of our health care system," said Ignatieff.
"We must ensure that it is there when every Canadian family needs".
The existing health agreement was signed in 2004 and should be renegotiated.
Ignatieff said backing away from the health agreement would be "irresponsible".
Ignatieff said a new agreement of health would become "an immediate priority," If the Liberals form the next Government.
The Liberals say health transfers to the provinces will be 30.2 billion in 2013-2014 and will increase to 32.1 billion in 2014 - 2015. Provinces will see 36.1 billion circulating in the transfer of health by 2016, according to the Liberals.
The party did not say how long will last financial commitment. But confirmed it would be a "long period".
Ignatieff criticized conservative spending cuts tax on corporations, prisons and the F-35 fighter aircraft.
The Liberal leader said many provinces is struggling with their own budget deficits and funding requires stable health beyond 2014.
Open letter from the Ignatieff on the financing of health care was released hours before the Conservatives were officially release the platform of the party election in Mississauga, Ontario.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper requested on its commitment to the health accord Thursday.
He did not offer firm commitments to what may seem like a new health contract, but he said that provincial governments would not be exposed cuts to their health transfers.
"Our approach is to work with the provinces, not to reduce the provinces and do not try to dictate to the provinces." "We know there are some challenges and we want to work with the provinces to make the system more efficient", Harper said.
Harper has also promised that he would respect the deal of separate health signed by Quebec in 2004.
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