{"id":101264,"date":"2026-05-14T15:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?p=101264"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:42:56","slug":"carleton-expert-available-federal-government-pulling-back-from-pharmacare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2026\/carleton-expert-available-federal-government-pulling-back-from-pharmacare\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Expert Available \u2013 Federal Government Pulling Back from Pharmacare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Expert Available \u2013 Federal Government Pulling Back from Pharmacare\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The federal government seems to be pulling back from the idea of a national pharmacare plan, and a Carleton expert is available to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in speaking with the expert below, please feel free to reach out to him directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at <a href=\"mailto:steven.reid3@carleton.ca\">steven.reid3@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For other experts, please visit the Carleton Experts Database: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marc-Andr\u00e9 Gagnon<\/strong><br>Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:ma.gagnon@carleton.ca\">ma.gagnon@carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gagnon&#8217;s research focuses on social and health policy, pharmaceutical policy, innovation policy and political economy. He examines how power, regulation and corporate influence shape markets, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, where he studies business models, drug insurance systems, medical marketing and innovation policy. Combining empirical research with broader political-economic analysis, Gagnon explores how corporations influence laws, public policy and institutions to generate monopolistic gains, and how governments can better align market incentives with positive social outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on Gagnon, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/marc-andre-gagnon\">https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/marc-andre-gagnon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With thanks<br>Steven Reid (he\/him)<br>Media Relations Officer<br>Carleton University<br>613-265-6613<br><a href=\"mailto:Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca\"><u>Steven.Reid3@carleton.ca<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for a Carleton expert?<br>Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government seems to be pulling back from the idea of a national pharmacare plan, and a Carleton expert is available to comment. 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