OTTAWA — As the federal Liberals consider a path forward for a national pharmacare plan, one advocacy group is calling on the government to rethink the program to make it work better for patients and save money.

Glenn Thibeault, the executive director of government affairs, advocacy and policy with Diabetes Canada, said the new government has an opportunity to shift pharmacare to something along the lines of its national dental care plan — which is only available to people who don't have coverage elsewhere.

"I don't think this is a fiscal priority for the government, with the way that the world has changed, but I still do think it's very important for us to look at the costs that are associated with diabetes," he said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has not been clear about wha

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