Not Law Yet

Chrétien's Pledge To Africa Unfulfilled

Published April 27, 2005

An amendment to much-touted legislation unanimously passed by Parliament almost one year ago -- the final hurdle in opening the flow of affordable, life-saving medicines to developing nations is waiting among the backlog of government bills. "It's just sitting there collecting dust," says Douglas Clark, senior project leader of pharmaceutical patent policy at Industry Canada. The government says a motion to...

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