New federal pharmacare legislation is an important opportunity to give all Canadian women access to effective contraception and realize the right to reproductive health.
Pharmaceutical and insurance industries that could lose profit through lower drug prices are not happy that a pharmacare bill is planned for fall. They are speaking out and mobilizing their allies.
One condition of the parties’ confidence-and-supply deal is for the Liberals to make progress on a universal pharmacare program by passing legislation before the end of this year.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government’s plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will.