Skip to content

‘Ball in the Liberals’ court’: federal NDP deal hangs in balance with Pharmacare

New Democrats threaten to end agreement with Liberals over universal pharmacare expectations
web1_240216-nbu-jagmeet-talks-pharmacare-2_1
The federal New Democratic Party is threatening to end a supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberal Party if the government doesn’t support legislation that would build the foundation to a universal pharmacare plan in Canada. (Stock photo)

A confidence-and-supply agreement between the NDP and the Liberal Party of Canada could come to an end if the Liberals don’t agree on new legislation that would begin the process to create a universal pharmacare system.

The New Democrats gave the Liberal Party until March 1 to agree on the legislation, which would set the legal framework to a new, Canada-wide pharmacare plan, a policy the Liberals campaigned on in the 2019 election.

Support local journalism today

Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up