HALIFAX -- Canada's premiers are hoping to find some common ground on a range of issues, including health care funding and energy policy, when they meet this week in Halifax.
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is hosting the three-day Council of the Federation meeting, which starts Wednesday.
He says it's critical the leaders develop a cohesive approach to various issues as they try to convince the federal government to come back to the table.
He expects Ottawa's new formula for health care transfer payments and the development of a national energy strategy will dominate talks.
Premier Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island will also present a report on innovations in health care as provinces grapple with aging populations and declining dollars.
The premiers and territorial leaders will also try to forge a pan-Canadian energy plan that would form a common approach to developing, marketing and sustaining energy resources.
