To me, this issue is that, even with more funding, there would not be more money for institutional and home-based care.
If the past is any guide, the provinces will need to reach an agreement with the federal government in order to set priorities other than hospitals and physician pay and to address the real issues that have been exposed by the COVID crisis, namely, providing high-quality care in institutions, with quality standards, and especially home care. Funding for home care cannot be given to institutions as is currently the case with hospitals. Users must be the focus of public funding decisions.
I believe we need to move toward what several other countries have done, which is long-term care insurance. When I was in the Quebec government, I proposed a form of this insurance. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to implement it. But I think it's essential if we want to provide high-quality care to people.