Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new health minister says legislation to implement a universal pharmacare program will be tabled this fall.
Passing legislation to establish a national universal pharmacare program by the end of the year is a condition of the House of Commons supply-and-confidence agreement between the Liberals and the NDP.
When asked by CBC News, a spokesperson for Holland's office said there isn't a more specific timeline for tabling the legislation. NDP health critic Don Davies and party leader Jagmeet Singh discuss the NDP's Canada Pharmacare Act at a press conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. "The goal is to pass every legislative stage before the end of the year. That's the aim here," the spokesperson said.
"Only a single-payer pharmacare system will achieve the savings, efficiencies and fairness that is the hallmark of Canadian medicare. Anything less will be unacceptable to Canadians and the NDP."Holland was in Charlottetown on Wednesday. The P.E.I. government has a pharmacare program that covers a limited number of medications and other medical supplies. The federal governmentto allow the provincial government to add new drugs to the coverage list.
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