Geopolitical tensions show need for more made-in-Canada medicines, pharma stakeholders tell House Health Committee

Witnesses told MPs that global conflicts and new U.S. policies should motivate the federal government to improve its regulatory processes to ensure that companies want to produce their pharmaceuticals in Canada.
The House Health Committee, which includes Conservative health critic Dan Mazier, left, and Maggie Chi, Liberal parliamentary secretary of health, began its study on pharmaceutical sovereignty on March 10.

Improving access to made-in-Canada medicines is not only good for the public’s health, but also for national security, says witnesses during a recent meeting of the House Health Committee as it began a study on the idea of “pharmaceutical sovereignty.”

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