Mr. Speaker, every year almost one million Canadians give up food and heat to afford the medicine they need. The high cost of prescription medication means that sometimes sick Canadians must do without.
As part of budget 2018, we are creating an advisory council on the implementation of national pharmacare which will recommend options on how best to move forward together on this important issue to ensure every Canadian has access to the medicine they need. This builds on significant actions over the last two years to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible.