: He claimed the Minister's office fundamentally undermined the board's independence by requesting a suspension of public consultations on new pricing guidelines. Herder noted these requests were "largely indistinguishable in form and substance from industry talking points".
In a scathing three-page resignation letter addressed to Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Herder outlined several critical failures: : He claimed the Minister's office fundamentally undermined
: Herder accused the Liberal government of lacking the "political courage" to stand by its own reform agenda, specifically by repeatedly delaying new regulations intended to lower drug costs. : He claimed the Minister's office fundamentally undermined
: He stated that "Canadian health care is in crisis" and expressed deep disappointment that the government was unwilling to act in a domain where its jurisdiction is unquestioned. Broader Context of Reform Collapse : He claimed the Minister's office fundamentally undermined