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The federal government’s budget is setting aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare – a major financial commitment with the potential to have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s health-care system.
Health Minister Mark Holland signalled Tuesday the government is unlikely to meet the end-of-the-year deadline imposed by the NDP for passing pharmacare legislation a condition of the supply-and-confidence agreement that was struck to keep the governing Liberals in power until 2025.