National Pharmacare
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As COVID-19 lingers, the need for national pharmacare progress is clear: expertsLung and cognitive therapies, inhalers and beta blockers are among some of the remedies prescribed to help treat the most common symptoms of long COVID.CanadaDec 23, 2022
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Health workers call for plan in federal budget to handle crisis in healthcareThe federal government is set to table a budget against the backdrop of several national and international emergencies and major funding commitments.CanadaApr 6, 2022
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Kenney slams confidence agreement between Liberals and NDPPremier Jason Kenney slammed the agreement between the Liberals and NDP and said it would keep "anti-Alberta policies in place for the next three years."CanadaMar 22, 2022
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Trudeau confirms Liberals, NDP governance deal until 2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said "Canadians need stability" amid global uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.CanadaMar 22, 2022
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Nova Scotia Liberal MPs decry NDP ‘political stunt’ after voting down bill on national pharmacareThe only Liberal member of Parliament from the Maritimes to support C-213 was Wayne Long, representing Saint John-Rothesay in New Brunswick.CanadaFeb 25, 2021
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Grateful, optimistic: MP Darren Fisher looks forward after ‘dumpster fire’ 2020Dartmouth-Cole Harbour MP Darren Fisher catches up with Global News after a tumultuous year of responding to the COVID-19 crisis.FeaturesDec 29, 2020
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Pharmacare is just the sort of safety net Canadians expectIt makes zero sense to fund a health care system like Canada’s, yet deny a significant portion of the population access to drugs, Ryan Jespersen says.CommentaryOct 4, 2019
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National pharmacare debate alive and well in Canada. But will it happen?'This issue has been studied way more than it should have been .... This is where we need to go,' says political economist Marc-Andre Gagnon about universal pharmacare.PoliticsOct 3, 2019
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Trudeau pledges $6B to kickstart talks on health care, national pharmacare with provincesThe Liberal leader said the negotiations would include talks on national pharmacare and improving access to a family doctor or primary-care team, as well as to mental-health services, home care and palliative care.PoliticsSep 23, 2019
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Patient advocate applauds universal pharmacare plan aimed at improving accessThe report released by the advisory council on Wednesday recommended a $15-billion universal single-payer pharmacare program.HealthJun 13, 2019
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