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Canada passes bill to cover birth control and diabetes drugs

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The government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national programme.

Canada passes bill to cover birth control and diabetes drugs

Canada's parliament has passed a bill that that will cover the full cost of contraception and diabetes drugs for Canadians.

The Liberal government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national pharmacare programme.

But two provinces - Alberta and Quebec - have indicated they may opt-out of the programme, accusing Ottawa of interfering in provincial matters.

Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party is ahead in national polls by a wide margin, does not support the legislation.

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