Pharmacare

1 Minute

Canada

Urgent call for action as Libs prep limited pharmacare bill

PV February 15, 2024

Healthcare advocates are saying the the federal government is preparing to table pharmacare legislation as soon as February 16. This is much sooner than expected, and leaves very little time for people to pressure...

4 Minutes

Canada Labour

Pharmacare delay means labour and health advocates must use next three months to press for stronger program

PV December 15, 2023

By Dave McKee The December 14 announcement that the Liberals and NDP have extended the deadline for implementing a pharmacare program is enormously frustrating for the millions of people in Canada who have insufficient...

3 Minutes

Editorial Labour

Liberal-NDP deal good for workers? Not without a workers’ fight!

PV Editor March 24, 2022

The Liberals and NDP have announced a “supply-and-confidence” agreement that will see the two parties work together on seven policy areas and avoid a federal election until 2025. But is it good deal for...

10 Minutes

Canada

Insulin at 100: How Big Pharma turned Banting’s “gift to the world” into a healthcare disaster

PV October 6, 2021

By Sonya Stepanova This year is the 100th anniversary of the invention of insulin by Frederick Banting at the University of Toronto. The world celebrates his transformative discovery, but a closer look at the...