Pro-pharma lobbying picks up as pharmacare bill nears final approval

Groups opposed to a single-payer pharmacare plan stage communications blitz

8 Jul 2024 • 5 min read

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Pharmaceutical manufacturers are intensely lobbying the Canadian government as legislators debate a bill that would lower drug prices for some consumers. (Sue Ogrocki/The Associated Press)

Madison McLauchlan

Madison McLauchlan is a Montreal-based journalist whose work has appeared in Maisonneuve, This Magazine and BetaKit. She was the Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune at McGill University.

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