Protecting public health care has never been more important

National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Health Minister Mark Holland said 'each and every Canadian should have access to the prescription drugs they need,' when he announced Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, on Feb. 29, 2024.

We are at a turning point in Canadian health care—a time of both challenges and opportunities. We need bold solutions to meet today’s challenges and to harness tomorrow’s opportunities. It is time for all parliamentarians to support our government’s ambitious effor...

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