Conservative MP Dan Mazier speaks during a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on April 27, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
The CEO of a government-funded non-profit was paid $900,000 a year to manage a $300 million now-defunct federal digital prescription system, MPs heard this week.
The House of Commons health committee heard from representatives of Canada Health Infoway, which launched the PrescribeIT program in 2017. The program is being investigated by the committee, which is seeking to find out why the program failed and what the money was spent on.
