Why isn't the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy covered in Canada?

The blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy has been available in Canada since early May, but anybody hoping to use it will have to shell out about $400 a month. The scientific director of Obesity Canada says that lack of coverage will cost the country in the long run.

Why isn't the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy covered in Canada?
A close of up of two hands holding a tube that says "wegovy (semaglutide injection)".

The blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy has been available in Canada since early May, but anybody hoping to use it will have to shell out about $400 a month. The scientific director of Obesity Canada says that lack of coverage will cost the country in the long run.