Senator Michael Kirby, Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology for the Senate of Canada in Ottawa, presents the recommendations of the 2002 Senate Committee report on the role of the federal government in the coverage of prescription drugs. He reviews data on the number of Canadians covered by public and private insurance plans, and those who are at risk for unreasonably high drug costs. In light of this data, he discusses the Committee’s plan for the federal government’s role in prescription drug coverage, and examines if and how universal coverage may be possible in Canada.

Approx. 18 minutes
13 slides
Date: 2005/09
Location: Montreal, Quebec