OTTAWA – Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said his party rejects the proposed national pharmacare plan, arguing it would force Canadians to give up their own private drug plans.

In the House of Commons Tuesday, as he debated a non-confidence motion in the Liberal government, Poilievre said the pharmacare plan was something he would not accept.

“I will reject the radical plan for an “single-payer” drug plan,” he said.

Poilievre said the current bill would force people to give up their "private drug plan with the hope ... (they) might get a government plan"{ai:summary}<p>Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre announced his party's rejection of the national pharmacare plan, claiming it would require Canadians to relinquish their private drug insurance. He characterized the proposal as a "radical" single-payer system in a recent debate.</p><p>#health</p>

Poilievre says no to 'radical' pharmacare plan during House of Commons debate

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