On September 10, 2015 / News
If you have been following the federal election campaign, you may have noticed that something has been missing from the discussion. Despite the fact that Canadians consistently rank health care as a top issue of national concern, the topic has been absent from the election agenda, receiving very little attention from any of the federal parties up to this point.
We need to let the federal political parties and candidates know that health care needs to be a key issue on the election agenda. Parties and candidates have to engage in meaningful discussions about the challenges facing our health care system, such as sustainability, access, drug safety and quality of care.
To this end, the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) recently launched its election platform, “A Prescription for Better Health, Better Care and Better Value,” calling on federal political parties and candidates to commit to addressing the key health care concerns of Canadians.
Canadians deserve a health care system that delivers high-quality and value for their tax dollar. CPhA’s federal election platform identifies three priorities to achieve that goal:
Pharmacists are the solution to many of the challenges facing our health care system. By following CPhA’s prescription, federal politicians will provide Canada’s 39,000 pharmacists with the tools to deliver more innovative, accessible and sustainable health care to Canadians.
Make your voice heard! Add your voice to ours by asking your local candidates where they stand on pan-Canadian pharmacare, a national plan for e-prescribing and an enhanced National Immunization Strategy. CPhA’s candidate contact tool makes it easy to contact the candidates in your riding and share your thoughts on these important issues. Together we can ensure that health care becomes a key issue on the election agenda.
CPhA will be advocating for these recommendations throughout the Election 2015 campaign and is encouraging pharmacists, other health providers and all Canadians to discuss these issues with local candidates and utilize its candidate contact tool to ensure that health care becomes part of the Election 2015 agenda.
For more information on CPhA’s key recommendations, visit www.pharmacists.ca/election.