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Canada passes bill to cover birth control and diabetes drugs (www.bbc.com)
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Canada's parliament has passed a bill that that will cover the full cost of contraception and diabetes drugs for Canadians.

The Liberal government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national pharmacare programme.

But two provinces - Alberta and Quebec - have indicated they may opt-out of the programme, accusing Ottawa of interfering in provincial matters.

Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party is ahead in national polls by a wide margin, does not support the legislation.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Canada currently has a shortage of physicians and other healthcare workers, and 6 million Canadians don't have a family Dr (source).

But you want all those people - even ones living in remote regions with zero access to physicians-- to be forced to toe the line you've drawn in the sand?

I imagine you support the Conservatives as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Oh god, is that what you understood?

No. Give people who don't have access to doctors more access. Everyone should be getting access.

My point was specifically towards using taxpayer dollars to pay for prolonging lifestyle related illness.

If we have the opportunity to get people off their meds and to a place of better health, we should go for it. But that's not what happens when you simply enable people to continue with lifestyle related illness for their entire lives.

I'm talking about empowering those who have the option to better their health, not taking aware care from those who don't.

How on earth did you come up with your assumption about what I wrote??????

I imagine you support the Conservatives as well.

I've voted liberal for over 20 years and have no intention of voting for any other party. It's OK to disagree with some things your party does, especially when there are better ways to get to a more ideal outcome. This is one thing I disagree on, because there ARE better ways to get to a better outcome.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

I didn't 'misunderstand' anything.

This is all on you buddy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 minutes ago

I didn’t ‘misunderstand’ anything.

I think you must have, and it could be that I didn't explain things properly.

But I want the healthcare system to make people healthy, not prolong their suffering. Who would be against that?