Seniors splitting pills.
People with diabetes rationing insulin.
Cancer patients crowdfunding for treatments.
One in five Canadians struggle to pay for life-saving medications while pharmaceutical corporations rake in record profits.
We can change this. We demanded a universal public drug plan for all Canadians, and we won.
Now, to make pharmacare a reality, we need premiers across the country to stand up to corporate pressure and join the program!
The Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) has been adopted, which means Canadians will soon be able to get their medications with a health card rather than a credit card – starting with diabetes drugs and contraceptives.
Pierre Poilievre wants you to be afraid, very afraid, of pharmacare. He knows the vast majority of Canadians support a universal drug plan, so his Conservatives are spreading disinformation and echoing Big Pharma talking points in Parliament and the media.
With the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a federal election looming, the future of pharmacare is hanging in the balance.
Since the Pharmacare Act was passed in October 2024, the federal government has been in negotiations with provinces and territories to deliver the program. But some premiers are dragging their heels, despite the immense popularity of pharmacare.
Behind the scenes, Big Pharma and insurance companies have been urging provinces to resist implementing the program. If these deals aren’t completed before the election, pharmacare could get ‘axed’ before it has a chance to get off the ground, as Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives have said they “reject” pharmacare.
We can’t let these political games or corporate interests dictate our access to medicines.
Write to your premier and provincial health minister now and demand they prioritize our health. Ask them to support national pharmacare now!
Printable information page: An army of “experts” with direct financial ties to Big Pharma and the insurance industry have been flooding digital and print media with misinformation about public, universal pharmacare. Our exposé unveils the network of think tanks and commentators that have been doing industry’s bidding.
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