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Prescription drug coverage shouldn’t be based on our job, work hours, or employer. It should be a universal right under our public health care system.
Thanks to the confidence and supply agreement they signed with the NDP, the Liberals introduced the Pharmacare Act on February 29, 2024. This is the result of decades of activism by unions, New Democrats, and healthcare advocates alike. The legislation creates a path to expand coverage to everyone in Canada, for all types of essential medications. You can help by urging you MP to vote to support the Pharmacare Act.
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News
Parliamentary Budget Officer says pharmacare will save Canadians $1.4 billion in prescription costs in first year alone
The Parliamentary Budget Officer, who is responsible for providing economic and financial analysis to Parliament, has released a report on the cost estimates of a pharmacare program. This report measures the costs of creating a pharmacare program, but also calculates the savings.
Counterpoint
CUPE members mobilizing for universal pharmacare in Canada
Nearly three million Canadians can’t fill their prescriptions because they can’t afford them. CUPE recognizes this isn’t good enough. Our prescription drug coverage shouldn’t be based on our job, work hours, or employer. It should be a universal right under our public health care system.