Madam Speaker, we have done more than any government in a generation to lower drug prices.
The Minister of Health's mandate letter explicitly calls for the continued implementation of national universal pharmacare.
Instead of imposing a top-down approach on the provinces and territories, we are committing to work together with the provinces and territories to create a pharmacare system that works for all Canadians.
In the meantime, we are establishing a transition office to create a new Canada drug agency and a national formulary, while investing $1 billion over two years to help Canadians with rare diseases get access to the medications they need.