Why Canadians want the next federal government to follow through on the universal pharmacare program – CTV
April 02, 2025
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the impacts to Canada’s economy dominate the political landscape, some voters are concerned that health-care promises will get left behind.
Under former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government, Ottawa passed the first phase of a national universal pharmacare framework last October, which focuses on covering birth control and diabetes medications, devices and supplies.
The federal government must negotiate separate agreements with each province and territory to implement the plan. Only four jurisdictions – Manitoba, B.C., P.E.I. and the Yukon – signed pharmacare deals before the federal election was called.
Jeremy Storring lives in Saskatchewan. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 12.
“The first five or six years of living with Type 1 diabetes, I didn’t manage it very well,” Storring said.
He was pricking his finger up to 10 times a day, on top of multiple injections of insulin.
Now, managing his diabetes is easier and he feels a lot better.
