It is a fact that the cost of prescription drugs has been steadily increasing.  As a result, governments across Canada have been forced to allocate more and more money towards health care systems.

This, in turn, has resulted in cutbacks to other government services and is a threat to the Medicare system as a whole.  However, there may be good news.  A groundbreaking new report, The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare,
was released on September 13 by the Canadian Health Coalition and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.  The report is endorsed by doctors, researchers and economists and outlines a plan for a Pharmacare program that would not only provide coverage for all Canadians, but could also save up to $10.7 billion in spending.

The Canadian Health Coalition is a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of Medicare.  Membership in the Coalition is comprised of national organizations representing nurses, health care workers, seniors, churches, anti-poverty groups, women and trade unions, as well as affiliated coalitions in nine provinces and one territory.

To read more about the report, please click on the following link:
http://pharmacarenow.ca/langswitch_lang/en .

Universal Pharmacare and Medicare are important to all of us so, please, take a moment right now and email the Prime Minister.  The Prime Minister needs to know that Canadians have waited long enough and need a fair and effective public drug plan for all Canadians.  Click on the following link to email the Prime Minister, Federal Health Minister and your Premier:  http://pharmacarenow.ca/main/take-action/langswitch_lang/en.

To read more about the case for Pharmacare, please refer to the following link: http://pharmacarenow.ca/learn-more/the-case-for-pharmacare

In Solidarity,

The TWU Political Action Committee