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Federal government not being honest about true cost of national pharmacare

Support among Canadians for national pharmacare drops from 79 per cent to 40 per cent when the plan is linked to tax hikes.


9:36AM
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Support for new federal programs collapses when Canadians have to pay for them

The national daycare program will cost an estimated $7.9 billion annually by 2025/26.


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National pharmacare poll ignores fiscal reality and alternative plans

Every province already offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost.


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New poll exposes key problems with any national pharmacare plan

Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost.


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National pharmacare will be very expensive and likely unnecessary

Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost.


11:48AM
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All parties should learn from Quebec’s universal prescription drug program

Quebec now has the lowest per capita health costs of any province.


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National pharmacare plan aims to wipe out patient freedom and choice

Under the current system, four-in-five Canadians do not struggle to pay for their medication.


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Canada can learn from Swiss and Dutch drug coverage

Both countries have more physicians, nurses and acute-care beds than Canada.