Universal pharmacare has long been in place widely in Europe. The Liberal-dominated Commons health committee called last year for universal pharmacare, because about 20 per cent of Canadians are uninsured or under-insured for drugs. And the Trudeau government will oblige the private insurers, who fear having to compete with universal pharmacare. A government that has already broken its promise to balance the books by now understandably blanches at the estimated $20.4 billion annual cost of universal pharmacare. The looming tariffs on the German auto sector threaten to pitch Europe’s biggest economy into recession.

Source: thestar February 25, 2019 09:56 UTC