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One week after Canada lost its measles elimination status, some MPs say the development is an unfortunate “milestone,” and has turned this country into a “pariah.” “It makes us a pariah. It’s what we see in a lot of developing countries. This is ridiculous. I mean, measles was eliminated around the world even in developing countries,” said Hedy Fry (Vancouver...
Both Saskatchewan and Nunavut are open to conversations about a national pharmacare program, but say they are not in active talks with the federal government. Newfoundland and Labrador says it has reached out to Health Canada to “re-engage” in conversations, but did not say whether the federal department has responded. These are some of the answers to questions sent by...
The department could also see a staff reduction of nearly 2,000 bureaucrats by 2028. Expiring funding for programs that include the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and the Emergency Treatment Fund could lead to a drop of $1-billion in spending between the 2025-26 and 2027-28 fiscal years, according to Health Canada’s most recent departmental plan. “For expiring budgetary...
The fate of Canada’s pharmacare plan—for which not a single province has signed on—is unclear as Parliament remains prorogued with the possibility of a spring election to follow. Part of the plan requires provinces and territories to sign bilateral agreements in order to receive their share of the $1.5-billion that has been set aside to help the jurisdictions cover a...
A new campaign from a group of mayors representing Ontario’s largest cities is demanding the provincial government develop an action plan for homelessness, mental health, and substance use, while also telling the feds they should be at the table as this is a national crisis. “There needs to be a comprehensive nationwide strategy,” said Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward in...
The Liberal government’s highly anticipated pharmacare bill promises a single-payer program, but what that means exactly is unclear as Health Minister Mark Holland continues to say publicly that people on private insurance plans can keep using those plans.