Can biotechnology put patients’ needs ahead of profits?
These are challenging dilemmas for a government that gutted a suite of policies designed to cap excessive drug prices, and that ‘waxed lyrical’ about the importance of accelerating vaccine access worldwide, then failed to support an intellectual property waiver that would expand global production of COVID-19 vaccines.
Seizing the moment: building Canada’s academic leadership into a commercial powerhouse
Too much high-quality research is failing to make it out of laboratories to the benefit of patients and the Canadian economy.
New safety guidance sets up corporate self-regulation of GMOs
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency both recently updated their guidance on regulating genetically engineered foods and seeds.
Putting optimism to work: it’s the most rational case anyone might make for the future
The rational antidote to nihilism and Trumpism is not despair. It’s found in our history of progress.
Legislative Agenda Preview
Fall sitting should focus on work after ‘more negativity than we’re used to’ in spring session, says PSG leader
Mood on Parliament Hill is related to an ‘election mode,’ according to PSG Leader Jane Cordy.
Budget-related bills should focus on budget-related matters
For many years, and across multiple governments, budget implementation bills have contained a litany of legislative items unconnected to the budget, but which were placed there for convenience or efficiency.
What the government doesn’t want to do this fall—but should
It’s hard to face the degradation of the ‘civil’ in civility, in civil society, in civilization, but parliamentarians have a duty to defend and strengthen democracy.
Challenging summer leaves Parliament with plenty to address
For months now, wildfires have devastated the country, while concerns around inflation and the rising cost of living remain a top priority for many.
Lack of government mettle on ‘Boeing clause’ puts Canadian aerospace in jeopardy
The namesake of the so-called ‘Boeing clause’ looks primed to receive a lucrative contract, without having to compete and suffer the consequences of its past behaviours.
