HALIFAX — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being pushed by his backbenchers and grassroots Liberals to take a more progressive stance on issues such as pharmacare, prostitution and illegal drugs. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s most recent federal budget announced the creation of an advisory committee, headed by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins, to study the implementation of national pharmacare. 1 priority.”New Democrats approved a resolution on national pharmacare at their recent convention. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor reiterated Friday that Canada and Portugal are very different countries. But Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith urged grassroots Liberals not to take no for an answer.

Source: National Post April 20, 2018 18:45 UTC