The federal Liberal government and NDP have reached an agreement on pharmacare, paving the way for the two parties to continue operating under the trust and supply agreement that has helped keep the government in power for the past two years.
In an interview with CBC Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said weeks of talks between the two countries have laid out the framework for a national pharmacare program and that in the short term, contraceptive and He said a draft bill has been prepared that would establish new coverage for contraception. Treatment of diabetes.
A senior government official confirmed an agreement had been reached.
“We’ve secured something really important. I would say it’s really historic for Canadians. We’re really excited about this,” Singh said.
Singh said the scope is “universal” and “works very similarly to systems that are actually in place.” [British Columbia] For example, when it comes to contraceptives, he said it would cover “a wide range of contraceptives.” [Intrauterine devices]prescription contraceptives and emergency contraceptives that people take.
The NDP leader said “a wide range of insulin and other medications” will be covered for people suffering from diabetes.
In an interview with CBC’s Rosemary Barton Live, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said his party and the Liberals have reached a pharmacare agreement that covers contraceptives and diabetes drugs.
Under the terms of a confidence and supply agreement signed in March 2022, the Liberal government committed to passing the Canada Medicines Act by the end of 2023 in exchange for NDP support for key votes in the House of Commons. In December, both parties agreed to extend the deadline until March.
As the new deadline approached, Mr. Singh’s public pressure on the government increased, leaking personal grievances and threats to reporters. Singh said Friday that by including contraceptive and diabetes coverage, the pharmacare agreement goes beyond the terms of the original agreement between the parties.
Singh said the bill “clearly shows that: [a] This includes a reference to the Canada Health Act, the federal law that sets out the terms under which the federal government agrees to fund Canada’s health services.
“We’ve gained a lot, and more importantly, people can get real help,” Singh said.
The agreement between the Liberal Party and the NDP is scheduled to last until June 2025.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Nova Scotia on Thursday that his government is “committed to advancing the pharmaceutical health framework, because in a wealthy country like Canada, you have to buy groceries, you have to buy groceries, you have to buy groceries, you don’t have to. There should be no need to choose between buying something you need.” medicine. “
Watch Rosemary’s full interview with Jagmeet Singh on Rosemary Burton Live. It will air Sundays at 10 a.m. EST on CBC News Network and CBC Gem and 11 a.m. EST on CBC Television.
