National pharmacare bill, which became law on Oct. 10, calls for the federal government to sign deals with provinces and territories
The federal New Democrats are urging the Liberal government to move quickly to complete expansion of the dental care program and start signing deals with the provinces and territories to begin pharmacare coverage.
The NDP is also calling on the Liberals to complete the expansion of the dental care program, something the party says is nearly a month overdue. Dental care was launched in 2023 with a budget of $13-billion over five years. Pharmacare is budgeted at $1.5-billion over five years but a full, universal insurance program would cost an additional $11.2-billion a year, according to the parliamentary budget officer.
Carney’s campaign team did not answer questions about the programs on Wednesday. Neither did the team for Karina Gould, the former government House leader.“I would expect the Liberal party contestants to support something that receives such overwhelming support from the Canadian population,” he said.
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