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The regulation of drug prices elsewhere is a long-standing trade policy irritant for the U.S., writes Liam MacDonald. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 22, 2025
Guillaume Couillard, director general at the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, says that the high number of investigations in 2023 and 2024 are due to one approach set by the 2022 temporary guidelines, which will be replaced by permanent guidance on Jan. 1, 2026. Photograph courtesy of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has not produced any bilateral agreements since joining cabinet this past May even though her government has repeatedly committed to protecting pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | December 1, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel has not produced any bilateral agreements since joining cabinet this past May even though her government has repeatedly committed to protecting pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | November 5, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is in charge of the research file. Universities, which contribute to economic growth, need sustained public investment in research and policies that foster long-term collaboration across sectors rather than short-term competition, writes Benoit-Antoine Bacon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON | November 5, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is in charge of the research file. Universities, which contribute to economic growth, need sustained public investment in research and policies that foster long-term collaboration across sectors rather than short-term competition, writes Benoit-Antoine Bacon. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 3, 2025
The House health committee study was proposed by Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, left, who says there’s a ‘disconnect’ between immigration and the health care system. But Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the Conservatives’ framing of the issue ‘ticks’ him off and that the health-care system relies on immigrants who work within it. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 3, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | November 3, 2025
The House health committee study was proposed by Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, left, who says there’s a ‘disconnect’ between immigration and the health care system. But Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the Conservatives’ framing of the issue ‘ticks’ him off and that the health-care system relies on immigrants who work within it. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel is named in 29 communication reports since joining cabinet in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 27, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel is named in 29 communication reports since joining cabinet in May. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade