“Why haven't you signed a single pharmacare deal yet? Will you put money in the budget to expand pharmacare to everyone like you promised, or are you breaking that promise?”
What they said. What they meant.
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A debate on pharmacare, a proposed government program to provide prescription drug coverage. Instead of discussing the substance of pharmacare and how it would work, the members mostly talked about a lack of agreements with provinces, the government's commitment to working with provinces, and a point of order about a minister taking a photo.
“I want to look like I care about health care. I will keep saying we are still talking about it. I won't make any real promises.”
“I want you to delete that photo because it's against the rules.”