As well as not paying enough for the vaccine, Canada's lack of supply is also the result of Pfizer's not getting the corporate tax break it has been lobbying CRA to give it. Another brilliant move! Just when we desperately need Pfizer's product, Canada decides to pick a fight with the producer. Way to go!
And then there was the Liberal campaign promise to bring in pharmacare. This meant further regulating drug prices to ensure they came down because at market prices, Canada would never be able to keep Singh's demand for pharmacare. It would simply be too expensive.
So, the pitiful Jane Philpott, then health minister, put the boots to the drug companies with stiffer regulations along the lines of what New Zealand had stupidly done. Guess what has happened to drug supply and research in New Zealand? Ground to a halt. Zilch, not happening.
So, there you have the real reasons why Canada can't get the vaccine. Just so dumb.
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