Trudeau government not being honest about true costs of national pharmacare

The government will likely need to borrow to finance any new spending and add more debt, which will result in higher taxes in the future. And yet, pharmacare is being presented to Canadians as if there’s no direct cost to them.
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland and the Trudeau government have yet to explain to Canadians the true cost of its national pharmacare plan, write Jake Fuss and Mackenzie Moir.

According to an announcement last week by the Trudeau Liberals after reaching a deal with the NDP, the federal government will now pay for diabetes medications (e.g. insulin) and prescription contraceptives at an estimated cost of

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