Tag Archives: pharmacare

Universal ambivalence (pharmacare news)

Posted on 2024-10-06 by CKirkby

Bill C-64 now at third reading in the Senate Per CBC, the federal pharmacare bill made it through committee study in the Senate this past week and is scheduled for a final vote on October 10. No further amendments were … Continue reading →

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Making political games out of people’s lives

Posted on 2024-09-06 by CKirkby

I didn’t write about this week’s big political drama because I’ve been too depressed, at the finger-pointing and lack of introspection. The desire for power at the expense of principle. How common it is to refuse to distinguish between fact … Continue reading →

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Arbitrary deadlines

Posted on 2024-03-29 by CKirkby

In case anyone is interested, there has been no activity on the pharmacare bill the federal government introduced a month ago and bragged about as a “giant step forward for our health system” and “a concrete step toward true and lasting gender equality.” Continue reading →

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Far from pharmacare

Posted on 2024-03-01 by CKirkby

The new federal pharmacare bill has been posted.

I was curious to see how far left the NDP had managed to push the Liberals, and to guess how long it might plausibly be before Canadians start getting even contraception and insulin paid for, much less any other drugs required to live a happy and health life. Continue reading →

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