OTTAWA - The NDP's interim leader says the Liberal government's reaction to a report it commissioned on pharmacare is shockingly dismissive and deeply disappointing.

Don Davies was involved in negotiations on the Pharmacare Act last year, which was a key part of the supply-and-confidence deal between the NDP and the Liberals that supported the government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

The law required the government to set up a committee of experts to recommend the best way to create a universal, single-payer pharmacare system.

That committee reported to Health Minister Marjorie Michel in October and called on Ottawa to fully fund a list of essential medicines that would cover more than 90 per cent of prescriptions Canadians need.

When asked if the government is planning to w

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