Pharmacare Town Hall Meeting WEDNESDAY!
June 28th, 2017
First United Church
7:00 — 9:00pm
16 William Street West, Waterloo, ON N2L 1J3
Panel Discussion featuring:
Raj Saini ~ Kitchener Centre MP (Liberal)
Catherine Fife ~ Kitchener — Waterloo MPP (NDP)
Stacey Danckert, Waterloo Region Greens
Sponsored by the KW Branch of the Council of Canadians
Dr. Sherilyn Houle (UW School of Pharmacy) will also be on the panel.
Previously I had heard Kitchener—Centre MPP Daiene Vernile was the scheduled Liberal representative. That makes a lot of sense in light of the recent provincial Liberal announcement about extending pharmacare to children and youth.
But when it was announced that Ms. Vernile was to be replaced by Kitchener Centre MP Raj Saini, the rookie federal Liberal MP campaigned hard on his background as a pharmacist. It made sense for the Federal MP , to bring his specialized expertise to this discussion.
But I’ve just learned Kitchener Centre MP Raj Saini has backed out. Is this an indication neither federal or provincial Liberal majoritie governments are actually committed to pharmacare?
Come out on Tuesday night to find out why Canada needs pharmacare policy and what the NDP and Greens would do with this issue given the chance.
