Health sector looks to pharmacare and more to help address financial hit of U.S. trade war

Prior to the April 28 federal election, Ottawa secured pharmacare agreements with four jurisdictions: British Columbia, Manitoba, the Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.

Prime Minister Mark Carney made a commitment to 'protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare,' during a May 2 press conference in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

May 14, 2025

A trade war with the United States has the potential to drive up the costs associated with medications and medical equipment, and health-care sector representatives are looking to the recently elected Liberal minority government to take action, with finalizing national pharm...

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