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Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. The federal government says it will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to new drugs used to treat rare diseases.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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