Well, that’s a broad question. The first thing I would say is that taxation is the cornerstone of social solidarity. It’s a way to redistribute wealth. Clearly, the tax system needs to be progressive, so the wealthy pay more than the poor. With that money, we set up public services, we establish programs to support social housing, health, education and indigenous populations, and we adopt measures to fight climate change. It’s a crucial building block, so it’s important to make sure the system is fair. Cracking down on tax havens in every way, regardless of how much it brings in, is vital.
You mentioned a public pharmacare program. Right now, even though Quebec has public pharmacare, there are people without drug coverage because it’s too costly for their employers, and that means they don’t have disability insurance either.
We want to put an end to that, so we are recommending that the government introduce public and comprehensive pharmacare, which would bring down the cost of drugs.