Jane Philpott says her reforms to lower drug prices should be enacted before a national pharmacare program — and that a failure to do so would be “unwise.”
OTTAWA—Former federal health minister Jane Philpott says she is “extremely frustrated” the government abandoned and delayed reforms she introduced to reduce Canada’s high drug prices, and that failure to move forward will weaken a significant part of the Liberals’ deal with the New Democratic Party to stay in power.
“This entire file does not appear to have been managed in a way that has had the public’s interest as the top priority.” “We understand that affordability of prescription drugs is still a challenge for many,” Bertrand’s statement said.from the Liberal cabinet over the SNC-Lavalin affair in 2019 — introduced three reforms to save Canadians $8.8 billion on patented drug spending over 10 years, and promised to have them in place within 18 months.
On Tuesday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said it was “deeply, deeply concerning that the Liberal government seems to be caving into the pharmaceutical lobbyists … in a way that costs Canadians money directly.” He accused the Liberals of opting to “tailor” their decisions to “help out” drug companies, and said he planned to “push back” against those tactics.
Asked about the pharmacare legislation Tuesday, Duclos’s office referred to the minister’s comment in January, when he told reporters the government would “obviously” pass the law by the end of the year.
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