NDP to Campaign on Pharmacare If Party Backs Out of Liberal Deal: National Director

NDP to Campaign on Pharmacare If Party Backs Out of Liberal Deal: National Director
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a post-election news conference in Vancouver, on Sept. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.

The confidence−and−supply deal that sees the NDP supporting the minority Liberals on key votes in the House of Commons says the government will introduce a bill to create a framework for national pharmacare this year.