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The regulatory framework underpinning Canada’s drug approval system has not been designed to meet the unique needs of pediatric patients, write Charlotte Moore Hepburn and Catherine Litalien. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 1, 2026
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe say they are all interested in discussing a pharmacare deal with the federal government, but any deal would have to respect each individual province’s unique needs and realities. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 1, 2026
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | February 1, 2026
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt, left, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe say they are all interested in discussing a pharmacare deal with the federal government, but any deal would have to respect each individual province’s unique needs and realities. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 19, 2026
Health Minister Marjorie Michel's office told The Hill Times that she continues to have conversations with provinces and territories about pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 19, 2026
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | January 19, 2026
Health Minister Marjorie Michel's office told The Hill Times that she continues to have conversations with provinces and territories about pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 23, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel recently told CBC Radio’s “The House” that she's “relying a lot” on the efforts of frontline organizations and the health sciences sector to improve vaccination rates because she doesn’t want to “politicize” the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 23, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 23, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel recently told CBC Radio’s “The House” that she's “relying a lot” on the efforts of frontline organizations and the health sciences sector to improve vaccination rates because she doesn’t want to “politicize” the issue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has not produced any bilateral agreements since joining cabinet this past May even though her government has repeatedly committed to protecting pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has not produced any bilateral agreements since joining cabinet this past May even though her government has repeatedly committed to protecting pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Mark Carney
In his first post-election press conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ‘protect the programs that save families thousands of dollars per year, including pharmacare.’
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
Kamal Khera
Health Minister Kamal Khera said that the Liberal Party will continue to focus on delivering diabetes medication and oral contraception that is 'changing lives.' Bilateral deals for pharmacare funding have now been signed by four provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
Kamal Khera
Health Minister Kamal Khera said that the Liberal Party will continue to focus on delivering diabetes medication and oral contraception that is 'changing lives.' Bilateral deals for pharmacare funding have now been signed by four provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | February 12, 2025
First ministers' meeting
Provincial governments need to work with Ottawa to improve the drug approval and public reimbursement process, writes Liam MacDonald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY LIAM MACDONALD | February 12, 2025
First ministers' meeting
Provincial governments need to work with Ottawa to improve the drug approval and public reimbursement process, writes Liam MacDonald. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 12, 2025
Health Minister Mark Holland said the Liberal government's pharmacare plan is a 'transformational step towards improving health outcomes and health equity in Canada,' in an October 2024 Health Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 12, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | February 12, 2025
Health Minister Mark Holland said the Liberal government's pharmacare plan is a 'transformational step towards improving health outcomes and health equity in Canada,' in an October 2024 Health Canada press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 18, 2024
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2024.
Health Minister Mark Holland. Parliamentarians must understand that science is driving unprecedented innovation in health care, writes Bettina Hamelin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 18, 2024
Opinion | BY BETTINA HAMELIN | September 18, 2024
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2024.
Health Minister Mark Holland. Parliamentarians must understand that science is driving unprecedented innovation in health care, writes Bettina Hamelin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland vowed to have agreements signed, and 'drugs flowing in every jurisdiction' by next April, once the pharmacare legislation has passed the Senate and receives royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | September 18, 2024
Mark Holland
Health Minister Mark Holland vowed to have agreements signed, and 'drugs flowing in every jurisdiction' by next April, once the pharmacare legislation has passed the Senate and receives royal assent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MATTHEW HERDER, NAV PERSAUD | September 9, 2024
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2024, about the upcoming vote on the government’s pharmacare bill.
It’s hard to square NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s concern over bowing to corporate interests with his party's support for such a pharmacare plan, write Steve Morgan, Matthew Herder, and Nav Persaud. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MATTHEW HERDER, NAV PERSAUD | September 9, 2024
Opinion | BY STEVE MORGAN, MATTHEW HERDER, NAV PERSAUD | September 9, 2024
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer before Question Period on June 3, 2024, about the upcoming vote on the government’s pharmacare bill.
It’s hard to square NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s concern over bowing to corporate interests with his party's support for such a pharmacare plan, write Steve Morgan, Matthew Herder, and Nav Persaud. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
One bill to watch this fall will be the government's online harms legislation, Bill C-63, which was first tabled by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | August 21, 2024
One bill to watch this fall will be the government's online harms legislation, Bill C-63, which was first tabled by Justice Minister Arif Virani on Feb. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
Bill C-64 should speak to the role patients must take in improving equitable access to medication, write John Adams and Linda Wilhelm. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute
Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
Opinion | BY JOHN ADAMS, LINDA WILHELM | June 3, 2024
Bill C-64 should speak to the role patients must take in improving equitable access to medication, write John Adams and Linda Wilhelm. Unsplash photograph by National Cancer Institute