Pharmacare should be No. 1 priority for Trudeau this Parliament, says former Liberal health minister

'[Former Prime Minister Lester B.] Pearson's minority is still remembered for some of the big things Canada did. I think this is the next frontier that Mr. Trudeau can achieve,' says Ujjal Dosanjh.

Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Dr. Eric Hoskins, chair of the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, pictured speaking to media on the Hill on June 20, 2018. Mr. Hoskins' report on pharmacare recommended a universal, single-payer system. The NDP have embraced the findings, but the Liberals have been quiet on specifics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY

November 6, 2019

As the Liberal government continues deliberating over cabinet positions and preparing for a minority government, the NDP has come out with a bold proclamation on its plans and goals for the 43rd Parliament, with pharmacare taking centre stage. Ujjal Dosanjh, a former premier of British C...

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