A group of health care advocates is urging the federal Liberals to stay the course and create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program.

The Pharmacare Act, which was passed last fall, calls for an expert committee to explore the best way to create a national universal drug coverage program.

That committee is set to report to Health Minister Marjorie Michel by Oct. 10, and the report will be made public.

A 2019 expert panel recommended the creation of a universal, single-payer program that would see the federal government cover the cost of medications.

Last week, the C.D. Howe Institute think tank released a report of its own calling on Ottawa to consider a different approach that would provide coverage for people without private insurance.

Frédérique Chabot, who heads up the group

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