Anyone who wants to understand the current racket between the provincial government and some drug store owners need only follow the money.
It is the local version of something that started in Ontario in 2010. CBC has a decent background note that explains the issue.
And if you want to understand why the pharmacy owners caved in so quickly and abandoned their threat to stop accepting direct payment from the provincial government drug program?
Well, see if you can find out how much of their drug sales come from the provincial government’s drug programs for seniors and low income Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
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