‘It’s a matter of fairness’: Protesters in Edmonton demand Carney deliver pharmacare to all Canadians

With the federal Liberal caucus meeting in Edmonton this week, public health advocates and Albertans with pharmacy bills rallied outside of the Westin Hotel in downtown Edmonton Tuesday, calling on the Liberal government to act on pharmacare promise.

The push to shame the Liberal government came with chants like “What do want? pharmacare, when do we want it? now!” and billboards along Highway 2 that read, “welcome Liberal caucus. Keep your pharmacare promise.”

The protesters, including Friends of Medicare and the Canadian Health Coalition, want Prime Minister Mark Carney to immediately uphold a Liberal promise to deliver a pharmacare plan that covers contraceptives and diabetes care for all Canadians.

It’s been about a year since the Pharmacare Act passed in Ottawa, but only people in B