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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.

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Andrew Lawton

Conservative
“I want you to delete that photo because it's against the rules.”
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