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The $32 million in funding is being allocated through the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases.

The signatories say the prorogation of Parliament and the impending federal election are ‘are unique circumstances which dictate a full stop’ to the proposed tax measure.

Health Canada approved Pluvicto in August 2022, but patients have been waiting since then for provincial health plans to announce coverage.

Provincial Locum Recruitment Program came into effect at the start of 2025.

The medicines are Poteligeo, Oxlumo and Epkinly.

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says regulated healthcare professionals who aren’t doctors will be able to bill the government for medically necessary services that would otherwise be provided by a physician.

Now that prorogation has killed the tax measures that were stalled in Parliament, there is a possibility that these proposals could be dead for good if the government falls before reintroducing them.

Alberta Health was the target of 135 new lobbying registrations this year, more than any other provincial ministry.