With the NDP’s pharmacare bill now law, Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for the Liberal government to quickly sign agreements with the provinces to implement the program.
“I’m letting Justin Trudeau know right now, I’m letting the government know… don’t drag your feet when it comes to negotiations,” Singh told reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 11. “Start negotiating now and let’s get those deals signed.”
“That is the only way that people will actually receive the benefit,” he added.
The legislation, previously known as Bill C-64, guides the creation of a universal pharmacare plan and allows the federal government to sign deals with provinces and territories to cover birth control and diabetes medications within the public health system. It received royal assent and became law on Oct. 10….