The province’s nurses union is encouraged by the possibility that a national pharmacare program may be closer to fruition.
Pharmacare is one of the items the federal NDP has been pushing to introduce, and now that an agreement has been struck between the party and the minority Liberals, proponents are more hopeful than ever before.
Registered Nurses Union President Yvette Coffey says it’s something they have encouraged for a long time.
Nurses have seen the impact over the years of people who have had to choose between the cost of medication, heat and light, and groceries, says Coffey.