Pollsters skeptical NDP would force an election over pharmacare

Meanwhile, former Liberal staffer Dan Arnold says the government has to decide whether it wants to invest big money into pharmacare versus its other policy priorities in advance of the next election.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, right, says he has 'directly' told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that his party will be 'very firm' about the March 1 deadline to table pharmacare legislation, but pollsters say pulling out of the supply-and-confidence agreement could backfire for Singh.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

February 14, 2024

As the NDP sabre-rattles on pharmacare, Liberals are likely weighing the cost of pharmacare against their other policy priorities, while also considering the need to buy time before facing a dissatisfied electorate, say observers.

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