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  • Dr. Danielle Martin on The National: Pharmacare and the Federal Election

Dr. Danielle Martin on The National: Pharmacare and the Federal Election

Dr. Martin The National

August 20, 2015

Dr. Danielle Martin was on CBC's The National for a lively discussion on The Politics of Health Care.

The focus was on the centrality of health care issues, particularly pharmacare, for October's federal election, and on the importance of federal leadership.

You can watch the video here. 

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