‘Threats’ to seniors over drug changes outrageous: Ontario health minister

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A Shoppers Drug Mart flyer telling seniors and people covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan that services they receive could be at risk due to government cuts is outrageous and misleading, the province’s health minister said Friday.

Deb Matthews, who is locked in a heated battle with pharmacists over a plan to eliminate fees paid to pharmacists in order to lower the cost of generic drugs, called the insinuation an “inexcusable threat.”

“It is nothing short of shameful to threaten the most vulnerable people in Ontario, people with disabilities and seniors, to treat them differently than they treat their other patients,” Matthews said in an interview.

The flyer, which began circulating after the government announced its plans last week, features a photo of a senior under a heading that reads: “Your pharmacy services are at risk.”

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/796839--threats-to-seniors-over-drug-changes-outrageous-ontario-health-minister?bn=1

Next Move: Who knows. Maybe Rexall will take over the leafs?

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1. Rexall owns the Oilers

The team really hit rock bottom after Katz got 100% ownership.

He wants huge public dollars for an new hockey arena, though he claimed he would foot 10 or 20% of the price (100 million, of the total half billion or more). The new drug pricing deal in Ontario will probably scuttle those plans. So Ontario's government may well end up saving Alberta taxpayers money.