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Trudeau Liberals, NDP Reach Deal on National Drug Coverage Plan
- Deal pledges near-term coverage for birth control, diabetes
- Also takes steps toward a long-term national coverage plan
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and the New Democratic Party have reached a deal to move closer to a national medication coverage program, which will ensure the governing Liberals remain in power with the NDP’s support.
Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh struck an agreement in 2022 that promised the NDP’s support for the Liberals on confidence votes in Parliament, in exchange for progress on social-welfare programs including so-called “pharmacare.”