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2012
Health Coalition responds to Rx&D spin on CETA and drug costs Maclean’s Magazine, November 26, 2012
CETA Trade Deal Discussion Power and Politics with Evan Solomon, November 22, 2012
Costly extension The StarPhoenix, November 22, 2012
Canada-EU Trade Deal: Harper negotiates higher drug costs, seniors and provinces to pay bill Hill Times, November 19, 2012
Health Minister abdicates her responsibilities, refuses to answer CETA questions CBC Power and Politics, November 19, 2012
‘A NATIONAL EMBARASSMENT’ MacLean’s Magazine, November 19, 2012
Why we need a national seniors’ drug plan Globe and Mail, November 16, 2012
Harper government caves in to Big Pharma Troy Media, November 14, 2012
Dear Leona Aglukkaq: Researchers write the health minister on clinical trials Maclean’s Magazine, October 30, 2012
Why Canada should reject EU demands on pharma patents Globe and Mail, October 25, 2012
Awkward! Federal stats confirm $2-billion extra for drugs under Canada-EU trade deal Rabble.ca, October 16, 2012
New drugs and safety: What happened to active substances approved in Canada between 1995 & 2010? Science Daily, Oct. 8, 2012
The link between drug fast-tracking and Canada’s XL meat scare Toronto Star, October 10, 2012
Des auteurs-fantômes discréditent la recherche médicale La Presse, October 2, 2012
BC halts research by drug safety watchdog Times Colonist, September 28, 2012
Canada-EU free trade negotiations come down to cheap drugs AFP, September 20, 2012
Patent protection emerges as contentious issue in Canada-EU trade talks Canadian Press, September 16, 2012
Strong majority of Canadians oppose drug patent extension in Canada-EU trade deal: poll Media Release, September 16, 2012
Patent protection for drugs should come at a price Winnipeg Free Press, August 28, 2012
National pharamcare plan overdue Toronto Star, August 23, 2012
Take drug patent protection off CETA table, NDP says iPolitics, August 22, 2012
Poorest Canadians skipping drug care; Inequality growing, CMA says Globe and Mail, August 13, 2012
Pfizer Settles U.S. Charges of Bribing Doctors Abroad New York Times, August 7, 2012
Premiers forge plan to save millions on drugs COF REPORT RELATED Globe and Mail, July 26, 2012
Provinces agree to buy some drugs in bulk Chronicle Herald, July 26, 2012
Editorial: Liberals caved in to drug industry Times Colonist, July 8, 2012
Premiers urge Harper not to agree to anything in CETA that would drive up drug costs Canadian Press, June 4, 2012
Coalition Supports Senate’s Call for Federal Leadership on Health Care Media Release, April 24, 2012
Over-prescribing: a worrisome trend Montreal Gazette, April 4, 2012
Drug shortage shows failure of leadership, critics charge Ottawa Citizen, March 26, 2012
I was part of Big Pharma’s big influence Globe and Mail, March 23, 2012
Interview with David Healy: Bad Medicine TVO, March 20, 2012
Warning: Health Canada’s proposed changes may be dangerous to your health Hill Times, March 19, 2012
The worst of both worlds: high drug prices, low R&D Globe and Mail, February 6, 2012
2011
Parliament needs to address Canada’s Rx drug problem Hill Times, September 26, 2011
Ontario stands to save $2 billion in drug reforms Toronto Star, August 3, 2011
A prescription for reining in drug costs Globe and Mail, July 18, 2011
Perplexing silence hangs over proposed Canada, E.U. trade pact Globe and Mail, July 16, 2011
Watchdog fears trade deal will boost drug prices Toronto Star, June 26, 2011 RELATED
Canada needs a universal drug plan Montreal Gazette, May 24, 2011
Why the system is broken Montreal Gazette, April 19, 2011
Warning: Mulroney has another big idea for health care! The Hill Times, February 21, 2011
Trade talks could prove costly for P.E.I. Charlottetown Guardian, February 8, 2011
The $2-billion extra price tag of brand-name drugs in Canada The Hill Times, February 7, 2011
EU trade deal could cost Canadian drug plans billions Globe and Mail, February 7, 2011
Tory MP opposes funding cuts to B.C. drugs watchdog Globe and Mail, January 25, 2011 RELATED
Drug safety: Health Canada thanks you for not enquiring Media Coverage, January 22, 2011
2010
B.C.’s drug assessments taking the wrong path Vancouver Sun, December 15, 2010
B.C. drug review jeopardizing lives Media Coverage, December 8, 2010
Canada’s promise to Africa hangs by a thread Toronto Star, November 7, 2010
What drugs cost: Why Canadians need universal Pharmacare Winnipeg Free Press, October 15, 2010
Doctors over-prescribe: Health Council report Health Council of Canada, September 27, 2010
W5 Investigates: Pills, Patients and Profits CTV News, September 26, 2010
Bitter Pills for Pharma British Medical Journal, September 25, 2010
A universal pharmacare plan that saves billions The Hill Times, September 20, 2010
Drug price talk: Big Pharma’s got our tongue Halifax Herald, September 18, 2010
Expanding medicare to include drugs could save money Toronto Star, September 15, 2010
Saving money on drugs Toronto Star, September 14, 2010
Universal pharmacare touted as way to save billions Globe and Mail, September 13, 2010
Universal pharmacare could save billions: study Video CBC News, September 13, 2010
Pharmacare program would save billions: report CTV News, September 13, 2010
Ontario leads the way on drug cost reform Toronto Star, September 13, 2010
National drug plan would save billions: expert Toronto Sun, September 13, 2010
Provinces to team up on drug purchases Globe and Mail, August 7, 2010
NDP Leader Jack Layton calls for national pharmacare program Canadian Press, June 4, 2010
Editorial: Chemical solutions, Ottawa Citizen, May 26, 2010
McGuinty pushes pharmacare again Toronto Star, May 19, 2010
Health Coalition co-ordinator calls for national public drug plan Charlottetown Guardian, May 14, 2010
International experts rally to defence of B.C.’s threatened drug review panel The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2010
Study warns about seniors’ prescriptions Globe and Mail, March 19, 2010
Three steps to make pharmacare a reality Toronto Star / February 21, 2010
Older News
Harper should honour National Medicare Week by initiating Pharmacare Canadian Health Coalition, November 17, 2009
Drugs a big gap in health care Cape Breton Post, March 12, 2009
Canadians can’t afford not to have a public drug plan Campaign Press Release, December 2, 2008
Québec’s 2-Tiered system a massive subsidy to Big Pharma Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2008
Pharmacare program a real need for Canadians says retiree leader Pictou News / March 12, 2008
Laid-off employees struggle to pay rising drug prices Kitchener-Waterloo Record / February 7, 2008
People ‘falling through the cracks’
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Medicating the masses Capital News Online / February 1, 2008
Lack of Federal Leadership in Pharmaceuticals Means Canadians Pay More and Get Less Media Release, January 30, 2008
Liberals leave expert off stacked drug panel Straight.com / December 13, 2007
Coalition brings pharmacare case to province [619 kb] St. John’s Telegram / November 27, 2007
Coalition says pharmacare simple: it costs less and helps more people Charlottetown Guardian / November 8, 2007
The North needs pharmacare Northern News Service / November 7, 2007
Drug plan makes sense Regina Leader-Post / November 1, 2007
Experts laud NDP for drug plan Saskatoon StarPhoenix / November 1, 2007
Chronically ill lobby for national drug plan Edmonton Journal / October 27, 2007
Calvert’s plan endorsed by Tommy Douglas’s daughter Regina Leader-Post / October 27, 2007
New Zealand example touted at hearing on universal drug plan Saskatoon StarPhoenix / October 26, 2007
National Drug Plan Hearings Start Today [55 kb] National Media Release / October 25, 2007
Group Pushes National Drug Plan Vue Weekly / October 25, 2007
A Push for a National Drug Plan [16 kb] SaskatoonHomepage.ca / October 25, 2007
What should we pay for drugs? The Tyee / December 12, 2007
Will Big Pharma begin to compete on price? [22 kb] Thomson Financial News / December 12, 2007
Seniors warned to expect the worst from BC pharma task force [72 kb] Release & Letter / November 30, 2007
Why the quest for a drug strategy keeps turning into bitter medicine [28 kb] Globe & Mail / November 5, 2007
It’s time to draw a federal line in the parliamentary sandbox [16 kb] Globe & Mail / October 17, 2007
