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The long-awaited pharmacare legislation is expected to be introduced Thursday, and the NDP says it contains a framework for a single-payer national program.

The federal minister of health said he wants to see people accessing national pharmacare by the end of the year. His Ontario counterpart, however, said she has many questions.

Health Minister Mark Holland has put legislation for pharmacare on the House of Commons notice paper, clearing one of the final steps before introducing the bill.

'Currently in Manitoba, if you don't have coverage, you have to pay a deductible to get access to me to the pharmacare plan. For some people, that's a barrier.'

Health Minister Sylvia Jones said she needs to hear more details of the federal pharmacare plan before she will decide if it is right for Ontario.

'For provinces to say whether or not they’re going to participate in something ... is a little premature,' Health Minister Mark Holland said.

The chambers of commerce said a well-developed national pharmacare program could benefit Alberta’s economy in light of the ongoing labour shortages.

Alberta intends to opt out of the proposed national pharmacare plan.

The deal is a critical piece of the supply-and-confidence pact between the two parties and comes ahead of a March 1 deadline to introduce legislation.

Singh's comments came one day after Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange wrote in an email to Global News that the province would seek to opt-out of a national pharmacare plan.

Pharmacare legislation flowing from a deal between the federal Liberals and NDP is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons as early as Thursday or Friday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is close to giving the Liberals a final offer on pharmacare, which would include a push for universal coverage of contraception.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is again saying he could pull support for the federal government if a deal is not reached on universal pharmacare in less than a month.

The Liberals and NDP have agreed to cover birth control through a single-payer program as part of the pharmacare deal and are also in talks to include diabetes drugs.

The health minister says he's confident that pharmacare legislation will meet the March 1 deadline with the NDP, but he says it cannot be a 'massively expensive program.'

The increased cash flow coincides with the launch of a new $1.5-billion drug plan to offer universal coverage for contraceptive and diabetes medications.

Singh says pharmacare legislation will be the NDP's next big fight in Parliament, as his caucus meets for a three-day retreat in Edmonton this week.

A Halifax sexual health clinic that has been making birth control devices available for free to patients who can’t afford them has to stop after running out of donations.

The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.

A sexual health clinic in Halifax that has been providing free birth control devices to patients in need is grateful for support as donations run out, but says more is needed.