Support for Pharmacare Is Lower If It Means Taxes Will Be Raised: Internal Memo

Support for Pharmacare Is Lower If It Means Taxes Will Be Raised: Internal Memo
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 14, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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An internal Health Canada memo pertaining to universal drug coverage warns that Canadians are “sensitive to cost considerations” associated with pharmacare.

“Canadians are generally supportive of improving affordable access to prescription drugs but are also sensitive to cost considerations as government health-related expenses continue to grow, particularly in the context of Covid-19,” says the April 27 memo “Pharmacare,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter.