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Passing legislation to establish a national universal pharmacare program by the end of the year is a condition of the House of Commons supply-and-confidence agreement between the Liberals and the NDP.

To meet that deadline, the government’s legislation will need to pass through the House of Commons and the Senate and undergo two committee studies before Parliament breaks in December.

Health Minister Mark Holland, who took on the portfolio in last month’s cabinet shuffle, told reporters that conversations are ongoing but he plans to table a bill when the House of Commons returns.

The NDP put forward a pharmacare bill in June in an effort to pressure the government to uphold that portion of the confidence-and-supply agreement.

NDP health critic Don Davies told CBC News his party’s bill was meant to lay out New Democrats’ expectations for the pharmacare program.

“It is crucial that the legislation be clear that the system is universal, comprehensive and entirely public, so no one will have to pay out of pocket for their medication,” Davies said in a media statement.

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