Jim Dinn, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP, has won the riding of St. John’s Centre.
Dinn was first elected to the district in 2019.
Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Jim Dinn, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP, has won the riding of St. John’s Centre.
Dinn was first elected to the district in 2019.
Picture Courtesy: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
The Pharmacare Act, which was passed last fall, calls for an expert committee to explore the best way to create a national universal drug coverage program.
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