Biden scores big with developing nations while Canada appears to be sitting on sidelines

As long as a single country is offside, the waiver will not be a slam dunk.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured May 4, 2021, should replace the Liberals' initial tepid response with a strong endorsement of the plan by American President Joe Biden to suspend patent rights during the pandemic.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

May 10, 2021

The Canadian government could have been on the wrong side of the world vaccine issue. By failing to immediately join the United States president in his call for an end to patent protection for coronavirus vaccines, Canada risked losing its globally positive reputation. Prime Minister Justin Trudea...

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