Across Canada, people are having to make impossible choices every day – cutting pills in half, choosing between paying rent on time or filling their prescription, or going without the drugs they need altogether.

Canada is the only country in the world with universal health care that doesn’t cover medication. And even though experts say we could have better health care, lower costs, and savings for families, pharmacare has been stalled for years.

The Conservatives spent a decade making the problem worse. And now Trudeau’s Liberal government is proposing more of the same patchwork coverage we have now – that will let big pharmaceutical and insurance companies keep charging Canadians some of the highest drug prices in the world.

This two-tier, US-style system might work for their wealthy corporate friends, but it will mean much higher costs for families and small businesses, and too many people who are still left out.

One in five Canadians has no drug coverage at all – and even those that do still can’t afford to make ends meet. And nearly 2 million Canadians didn’t fill a prescription last year because they couldn’t afford it.

Canadians deserve leaders with the courage to stand up to big pharmaceutical and insurance companies, and fight for a solution that will make life better for everyday people.

Our pharmacare for all plan will save families more than $500 a year, and save $4.2 billion in prescription costs across Canada.

Jagmeet Singh and the NDP will fight to give every Canadian pharmacare coverage that puts an end to impossible choices – and makes life more affordable for all.