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NDP leader says Liberals are being ‘dishonest’ about the future of pharmacare
- NDP Leader Don Davies criticized the Liberal government's reaction to a pharmacare report, calling it 'shockingly dismissive' and 'deeply disappointing.'
- The Pharmacare Act required a committee to recommend creating a universal, single-payer pharmacare system.
- The committee reported to Health Minister Marjorie Michel, suggesting full funding for essential medicines covering over 90% of prescriptions.
- Michel stated that the committee's report is non-binding, raising concerns about the government's commitment to expanding pharmacare.
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NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
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OTTAWA—The federal government's response to a report it had commissioned on national drug insurance was "scadalously contemptuous," said Don Davies, the interim leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), this week, while urging the Liberals to be transparent about their intentions regarding this program. "I think it's politically dishonest," he said, in an interview. Mr. Davies participated in the negotiations on the Medicare Act last year. This …
·Richelieu, Canada
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Leaning Left18Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution90% Left
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- 90% of the sources lean Left
90% Left
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