Ottawa – Health advocates say that they are surprised to hear the federal government that they cannot sign more pharmacore funding deals, which will give up uneven coverage across the country.
The first phase of the Pharmacure Act, the final decline by liberalists and NDP passed, the federal government was called to provide the cost of contraceptives and diabetic drugs for patients.
The Trudeau government signed deals with BC, PEI, Yukon and Manitoba to cover those costs for four years – but the new government is not committed to signing deals with the rest.
A spokesperson of Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Liberal leader promised that “we would not cut or eliminate any existing deals during the spring election”.
Julie Vinot, Executive Director of South Noise Sexual Health at Nova Scotia, says that people in her province should have the same access to care as BC
The previous chairman of the Society of Obstatriist and Gynecologist’s Society, Dr. Amanda Black says that if the government does not sign the pharmacier deals, it will be one step behind the health of women.
– With Hannah Alberga files in Toronto
This report of Canadian Press was first published on 28 July 2025.
Sara Richie, Canadian Press