Update (Nov 24, 2020): A Universal Pharmacare Bill (Bill C-213) calling for universal, comprehensive, and public pharmacare that is accessible and affordable is currently being debated by the House of Commons. MPs will vote on it early 2021.
Budget 2019 didn't include universal pharmacare. Instead the government announced plans to develop a national “Canadian Drug Agency” to negotiate drug prices. 1
Experts are saying that this could be a step towards universal coverage that would make drugs free for all -- but that it doesn’t guarantee it -- and that corporations are going to fight back. 2
We know that billionaire corporations are investing outrageous amounts of resources into blocking universal pharmacare so they can hoard their profits.3 And that with this latest announcement creating a potential pathway to pharmacare for all, they won’t be stopping anytime soon.
Here's where you come in. To drown out the corporate lobby, the Liberals need to be hearing from as many voters as possible on this. Will you add your name to drown out the corporate lobby and support universal pharmacare?
Sign the letter of support for pharmacare
I support universal pharmacare, not a patchwork approach that leaves some of us behind while increasing the profits of Big Pharma.
