NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
The Liberals and the New Democrats pledged to stop the Conservatives from blocking their pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Monday — even though the two parties have more than enough votes to bypass the Opposition. The Liberals and the New Democrats pledged to stop the Conservatives from blocking their pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Monday — even though the two parties have more than enough votes to bypass the Opposition.
Conservative health critic Stephen Ellis tabled an amendment to the bill last month that, if approved by Parliament, would effectively quash the proposed law. Holland responded by accusing the Conservatives of standing in the way of basic freedom for women in Canada. "Nearly one in four Canadians have reported splitting pills, skipping doses or deciding to not fill or renew vital prescription medications due to their high costs," he wrote.
NDP health critic Peter Julian put forward a motion in the House on Monday to call on the Conservatives to withdraw that amendment, but the Tories declined.
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