CBC News spoke with former Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy employees who believe the company is taking advantage of the MedsCheck service by pushing staff to bill for consultations patients don’t necessarily need. The company can then bill the province up to $75 per call.

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      7 months ago

      Democracy and the right to dissent are meant to oppose abuse like these. Why isn’t anyone protesting?

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        7 months ago

        Because we’re too busy trying to earn a wage that can afford all this.

        Besides, the second we set foot in the streets to protest, the cops are there to beat us up to get us back in line.

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      7 months ago

      I often wonder, if you shot a few billionaires in the street and explained that the reason was because of rampant profiteering, would the rest of them get the memo?

      Ah, who am I kidding? That’d get the rich to turn full fascist…