Canada: Health Minister Duclos on long-term care standards, prescription drug costs – March 1, 2023

At a news conference in Mississauga, Ont., Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal health minister, and Kamal Khera, federal seniors minister, discuss their commitment to ensure national standards for long-term care homes across the country. They are joined by Lisa Levin (CEO, AdvantAge Ontario) and Charles Sousa (Liberal MP, Mississauga-Lakeshore). The health minister responds to questions on the federal government’s delay in lowering drug prices and the voluntary nature of the previously-announced standards for long-term care standards.