Tories Seek Investigation Into Cancelled $250 Million PrescribeIT Program

Medical devices are seen in an examination room at a health clinic in Calgary on July 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

The Conservative Party is seeking a committee investigation into government contracts related to a soon-to-be-cancelled IT program for doctors, which reportedly cost $250 million to develop and operate.

The program, PrescribeIT, was meant to make it easier for doctors to renew prescriptions by instantly sending drug prescriptions to pharmacies, but the program is set to be shut down at the end of May 2026 due to low adoption rates.