The NDP are calling for an investigation into Health Minister Jean\u002DYves Duclos amid crisis within Canada\u0027s drug pricing regulator.
revealed that the minister had personally intervened in the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to shelve reforms that would lower the price of medication for CanadiansSign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
“For a Minister of Health to intervene in an independent regulator’s mandate is highly questionable; but to put the profits of industry over the welfare of Canadian patients is completely unacceptable.”Article content
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