Rachel Blaney at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 31st, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 31st, 2017 / 4:30 p.m.

NDP

Rachel Blaney NDP North Island—Powell River, BC

Thank you so much.

Linda, I would love to start with you today. Again, thank you so much for being here. As the seniors critic for the NDP, sadly I'm all too familiar with the cost barriers to medications in our country for our most vulnerable people.

In the report “Down the Drain: How Canada Has Wasted $62 Billion Health Care Dollars without Pharmacare”, you demonstrated the need for pharmacare today. Can you share with us why this is so important? Also, what are the next steps the government should be taking?

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