Finance committee  You have put your finger on a fairly sensitive issue. It is certain that very powerful interests are not in favour of a universal public system. Clearly, if drug prices were reduced, pharmaceutical companies would have lower profits in Canada. They would only make profits in Eur

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. We are not in favour of a system that would only plug the holes. First, there are so many holes to plug that it would really be impossible, in our opinion. Second, that would not control our costs, which would become exorbitant. In Canada, pharmaceut

Finance committee  Thanks very much. The Canadian Health Coalition is a national public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of public health care. Our membership includes organizations representing health care workers, nurses, retirees—I'm one of them—churches and