We would have to look at the coverage by province to determine the potential for subsidies, underfunding or overfunding, depending on the province or territory.
We can see that the coverage of public plans varies greatly from province to province. Ms. Barkova informed me that, for certain types of oral contraceptives, for example, some provinces reimburse a maximum of 20 cents per tablet, even though the lowest price in the country is 60 cents. Some public plans cover certain drugs, but only to such a small extent that it's almost like having no coverage at all.