Singh says Liberals must pass pharmacare bill by end of 2023 to keep supply-and-confidence deal alive
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says if the Liberal government does not introduce and pass a pharmacare bill in the House of Commons this year, he will consider it a deal-breaker.agreed to support the minority governmentIn exchange, the Liberals would advance some shared priorities, including passing pharmacare legislation by the end of this year.
“If they don’t follow through with what we forced them to agree to, then we have the power or option of withdrawing our support,” Singh said. “We are taking significant steps toward tabling a Canada Pharmacare Act in 2023,” Guillaume Bertrand said in an e-mail. However, he did not provide a more specific timeline.
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