I think there's a real investment that the federal government can make related to supporting a national drug program, not only related to helping support the costs it has directly, but if they can be a leader in Canada, banding the provinces together in a shared interest of trying to contain costs at reasonable levels and assuring drugs are readily available to all those who need them, it's in the best interest of the nation as a whole. Also, it has always puzzled me deeply that drugs aren't seen as part of what's core in medicare in Canada.
Je crois que le gouvernement fédéral peut faire un investissement réel à l'appui d'un programme national d'assurance-médicaments, non seulement en assumant des coûts directs, mais aussi en jouant un rôle de leadership, en ralliant les provinces autour de l'objectif commun de la limitation du prix des médicaments et en assurant leur disponibilité pour tous ceux qui en ont besoin.