Canada’s parliament has passed a bill that that will cover the full cost of contraception and diabetes drugs for Canadians.
The Liberal government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national pharmacare programme.
But two provinces - Alberta and Quebec - have indicated they may opt-out of the programme, accusing Ottawa of interfering in provincial matters.
Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party is ahead in national polls by a wide margin, does not support the legislation.
Diabetes drugs covered include insulin - for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which can cost between C$900 and C$1,700 a year - and Metformin, which helps lower blood sugar levels for people with type 2 diabetes.
Type 1, for sure.
But I’m on the fence with type 2, since it’s a completely preventable, and reversible lifestyle illness that only requires patient education and accountability.
Someone refusing to look after their own health shouldn’t be a burden on the healthcare system or taxpayers, IMO.
Instead of covering the meds, invest in patient education, instead, like we’ve done for smokers.
It would be a win for everyone if someone can get off expensive medication that they only need because of poor lifestyle choices.
Canada currently has a shortage of physicians and other healthcare workers, and 6 million Canadians don’t have a family Dr (source).
But you want all those people - even ones living in remote regions with zero access to physicians-- to be forced to toe the line you’ve drawn in the sand?
I imagine you support the Conservatives as well.
Oh god, is that what you understood?
No. Give people who don’t have access to doctors more access. Everyone should be getting access.
My point was specifically towards using taxpayer dollars to pay for prolonging lifestyle related illness.
If we have the opportunity to get people off their meds and to a place of better health, we should go for it. But that’s not what happens when you simply enable people to continue with lifestyle related illness for their entire lives.
I’m talking about empowering those who have the option to better their health, not taking aware care from those who don’t.
How on earth did you come up with your assumption about what I wrote???
I imagine you support the Conservatives as well.
I’ve voted liberal for over 20 years and have no intention of voting for any other party. It’s OK to disagree with some things your party does, especially when there are better ways to get to a more ideal outcome. This is one thing I disagree on, because there ARE better ways to get to a better outcome.
I didn’t ‘misunderstand’ anything.
This is all on you buddy.
I didn’t ‘misunderstand’ anything.
I think you must have, and it could be that I didn’t explain things properly.
But I want the healthcare system to make people healthy, not prolong their suffering. Who would be against that?
Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party is ahead in national polls by a wide margin, does not support the legislation.
Canada needs to be reminded of this come next election.
… And every day between now and then.
Our government is far from great, plenty of shit to criticize. But poivrière is just a corporate shill. The fact they put him at the head of the conservative party tells you everything you need to know about conservatives. He even tried to make a Trump out of himself and start bringing name calling and personal attacks into politics. They want to go bold like Trump and gaslight the political laws everyone follows but them, especially the unwritten ones.
Canadians better show up next election and remember more than just this.
I think it would be better to remind everyone that Pierre has been in politics officially since 2004, and this has been his shtick the whole time.
PP has held no other job after college. “Career politician” is no longer something they can shriek at others.
Just because it’s completely hypocritical won’t stop the conservatives from trying to use that as an attack.
Anyone keeping a list?
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An update on that bot, I think they realised it was malfunctioning, so now they are doing some manual intervention to make it seem more lifelike. They also edited the original comment they posted on all of the crossposts.
Take a look at the way they comment. It has big “native Russian speaker but knows a bit of English” energy
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