Pharmacare, it seems, is doomed. For a while, it appeared that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government, backed by Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, might create a national drug scheme that was both universal and public.
Indeed, creation of a real pharmacare program was the NDP’s price for keeping the Trudeau minority government alive. The party’s rank and file made that clear, most recently at their national convention held in Hamilton in October.
This will be as close as Singh ever gets to real power. He’s going to enjoy the ride and qualify for his pension.
