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Non-profit behind failed PrescribeIT program spent more than $400,000 on executive travel in three years

May 5, 2026

Canada Health Infoway, the non-profit behind a failed $300-million digital prescription program being probed by MPs, spent more than $400,000 on executive travel and $23-million in contracts to consultants in under three years, public disclosures reveal.



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