Universal Pharmacare

• Expert panel announced for creation of national pharmacare program

  The Liberal government and the NDP negotiated the substance of a pharmacare bill as part of their now-defunct supply-and-confidence agreement.

  Canada

  Nov 14
  
• Pharmacare bill unlikely to pass by end of year despite NDP agreement: Gould

  Government House leader Karina Gould said the Liberals and NDP are still hammering out the details of a bill and it's a "productive" conversation.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2023
  
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• NDP pressures Liberals with its own pharmacare bill: ‘Push them to deliver’

  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.

  Politics

  Jun 13, 2023
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• As COVID-19 lingers, the need for national pharmacare progress is clear: experts

  Lung and cognitive therapies, inhalers and beta blockers are among some of the remedies prescribed to help treat the most common symptoms of long COVID.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2022
• NDP looks to pursue universal pharmacare through private member’s bill

  NDP House Leader Peter Julian is set to table a private member's bill at his first opportunity after Parliament resumes next week.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Singh and Trudeau discuss NDP’s priorities in meeting ahead of throne speech

  Singh met with Trudeau in Ottawa today to try to leverage his party's position in a minority government.

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2019
• NDP release more detail into universal pharmacare, dental coverage

  The plan would be supplemented by a wealth tax – one per cent on taxpayers earning more than $20 million.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2019
• Pharmacare is just the sort of safety net Canadians expect

  It 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.

  Commentary

  Oct 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.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2019
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• Pharmacare is a popular idea — so where do the parties stand?

  In election after election, there may be many water cooler issues, but none is ever more important than health care, Charles Adler says.

  Commentary

  Sep 30, 2019