Premier Wab Kinew said during a Vancouver, B.C. election rally that his government is looking to B.C. healthcare which includes funding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women in the province.
He met with British Columbia’s Premier David Eby Thursday and spoke about what his government has been able to accomplish.
During Kinew’s remarks, Kinew said as soon as he took office the Manitoba government started working to emulate B.C.’s plan for universal coverage of birth control which took effect April 2023.
It was announced in August that birth control will be free for all Manitobans starting Oct. 1.
While Kinew was in B.C. Thursday, Eby announced his government was the first province to reach a pharmacare deal with the federal government.
The agreement will allow B.C. to fund HRT for women.
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