A year into Mark Carney's administration, Canada's pharmacare initiative remains stalled despite provincial demands for federal action. Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister intensifies pressure on Ottawa to establish binding agreements with all provinces and territories. The delay threatens to undermine the government's healthcare expansion agenda, with regional leaders increasingly vocal about the need for concrete negotiations and timely implementation of comprehensive drug coverage programs.

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