The Council of Canadians sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), and Health Minister Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) calling on the government not to opt for the industry-favoured model of pharmacare in its forthcoming bill. “We urge you to establish a pharmacare program that is … Read more
With MPs back in Parliament, the Council of Canadians is urging the government not to succumb to industry pressure and water down its looming pharmacare bill. “We’re seeing a very clear split right now between what people in Canada need and deserve – a fully public program that gives everyone equal coverage for prescription medication and … Read more
Chiefs of two Algonquin First Nations and the Grand Chiefs of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council and the Algonquin Nation Secretariat called on the federal government to abandon the current plan for a massive, aboveground radioactive waste dump on unceded Algonquin territory near the Ottawa River or Kichi Sibi. The chiefs were joined by Green … Read more
The Council of Canadians applauds the introduction of legislation by NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) to create a public, universal, and comprehensive pharmacare program. “Making sure people have the medications they need will make them healthier while saving our health system billions of dollars,” said Robin Tress, co-executive director of the Council of Canadians. “This … Read more
On May 17 in London, Ont., the Council of Canadians held a town hall on public pharmacare hosted by filmmaker Avi Lewis. The town halls are occurring as public health care defenders ramp up their efforts to repeal Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Bill 60, which will dramatically expand private health care in the province. “Public … Read more
On May 15, the Council of Canadians, partnering with filmmaker Avi Lewis, kicked off a series of town halls to be held across Ontario calling for public pharmacare. The Ontario events are the second leg of a national tour that began in Atlantic Canada this April. The Trudeau government says it intends to pass pharmacare legislation … Read more
In Charlottetown, PEI, Avi Lewis hosted a town hall calling for public pharmacare, the second of a national series of over 15 town halls organized by the Council of Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) Liberal government has promised to pass pharmacare legislation by the end of 2023, but progress has stalled under a barrage of pharmaceutical … Read more
New data released by the Fight for Pharmacare Alliance reveals lobbyists from the pharmaceutical and insurance industries have ramped up their meetings on Parliament Hill since the confidence-and-supply agreement was signed in March 2022. As part of the agreement, the government committed to passing a Canada Pharmacare Act before the end of 2022, in exchange for support from … Read more
As Prime Minister Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and his cabinet gather in Hamilton, Ont., for a three-day retreat, a broad coalition of unions and progressive groups says that implementing a comprehensive pharmacare program must be a top priority for the Liberal government. The cost-of-living crisis has significantly increased cost-related obstacles to Canadians’ access to … Read more
The Council of Canadians has joined groups calling on Ottawa to support Mexico’s ongoing efforts to ban imports of GMO corn while phasing out the use of glyphosate (trade name Round Up) at the upcoming Jan. 9-10 meeting of the three North American leaders in Mexico. In a Jan. 5, 2023, letter directed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) … Read more
