NDP Delegates Unanimously Support Pharmacare Redline in Their Deal With Liberals

NDP Delegates Unanimously Support Pharmacare Redline in Their Deal With Liberals
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Feb. 25, 2021 in Ottawa. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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Delegates at the New Democratic convention have made pharmacare the redline in their deal with the Liberals, saying they will withdraw their support if the minority government doesn’t adhere to their demands.

The confidence-and-supply agreement requires the government to table legislation on a pharmacare framework by the end of the year in exchange for the NDP’s support on key votes in the House of Commons.