On February 27, 2018, the federal budget was tabled in the House of Commons. It announced the creation of an Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, to be led by former Minister of Health of Ontario, Dr. Eric Hoskins, and which will make recommendations on potential approaches to national pharmacare.
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