ACTION ALERT: Strengthen public health care for everyone

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91% of Canadians want a National Pharmacare Program

[ https://secure.canadians.org/ea-action/ ... n.id=53627 ]

Send your message to PM Trudeau and your Premier today . . . .

Your universal public health care system is at the most important crossroads in its history.

On July 20, the federal government and premiers from across the country will meet in Whitehorse to discuss the future of medicare. With our national Health Accord set to expire in 2017, there are two paths these discussions could take.

One path continues the Harper legacy of privatization and American-style, two-tier health care. The other path protects, strengthens and expands our public health care for everyone.


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Strengthen public health care for everyone

[ https://secure.canadians.org/ea-action/ ... n.id=53627 ]

Your universal public health care system is at the most important crossroads in its history.

The federal government and premiers from across the country are discussing the future of medicare. With our national Health Accord set to expire in 2017, there are two paths these discussions could take.

One path continues the Harper legacy of privatization and American-style, two-tier health care. The other path protects, strengthens and expands our public health care for everyone.

I think you and I probably agree about which path our political leaders should take.

Did you know that Canada is the only developed country that does not include prescription drugs in its universal health care system? This means higher drug costs for your family and mine, with Big Pharma pocketing the profits.

Canadians know that now is the time for a national pharmacare program – recent polls show 91% of us want one. Let’s make sure everyone gets the medicine they need with pharmacare that puts people before profits.

Send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and your premier now demanding that our governments protect Canada’s most cherished social program and implement universal pharmacare.

Together, we can protect our public health care and strengthen it with pharmacare.

Michael Butler
Health Care Campaigner for the Council of Canadians
[ http://canadians.org/blogs/michael-butler ]

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More Info:
Looking ahead to a new Health Accord – June 30, 2016
[ http://canadians.org/blog/looking-ahead ... lth-accord ]