\u0027We found that with this government, even if we got things in writing, it’s not a guarantee,\u0027 Singh said Tuesday
“The health minister suspended measures that would lower the cost for Canadians because the pharmaceutical industry demanded it,” Davies charged.Late last year, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos wrote to the chair of the regulator to askthat the board consider pausing the consultation period on the changes to give drug companies, patient groups, provincial ministers and himself more time to understand the changes.
The government is still consulting with provinces and experts on its own pharmacare bill, Duclos confirmed Tuesday, and plans to table it by the end of the year. “This is a minority government. We don’t obviously control the House of Commons, but we’ll do all we can to be able to both table and to pass the bill by the end of this year,” he said.Article contentThe NDP version of the bill stipulates that a federal pharmacare program must be universal, single-payer and public, and Singh said the NDP expected the government to follow those principals when they negotiated the deal.
The Hoskins report made the case for single-payer pharmacare, but Davies said the Liberals have not yet committed to that.Article content
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