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Stand Strong for Pharmacare
Policy grouping: Emergency Resolutions
Last Updated: October 10th, 5:30PM ET

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WHEREAS The C&S agreement requires a Pharmacare Act before 2024

WHEREAS NDP Health Critic Davies stated, "it is crucial that the legislation be clear that the system is universal, comprehensive and entirely public", and draft legislation is "not where we want it to be";

WHEREAS Resolutions cannot bind Caucus;

BE IT RESOLVED the NDP will publicly declare that continued confidence and supply is contingent on government legislation that clearly commits to a universal, comprehensive and entirely public pharmacare program

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that although this motion is not binding on the NDP caucus, it is the express intent of the party to declare this position

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Appendix: Rationale for Emergency Resolution

Don Davies, the NDP's Health Critic commented on pharmacare negotiations with the Federal Liberals on September 29th (after the resolutions deadline), stating that the bill is ‘not where we want it to be,’ and does not meet the party's red lines. This policy is a critical part of the confidence and supply agreement between the New Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, and therefore has bearing on the continuity of the current government.