Yes, that’s right … “vigilance” over our health products in Canada is overseen by a committee that has a 3/4 majority of members with a financial interest in the outcome.
One wonders then how much chance there is of policies that promote health over financial interests (duh :-) …
The “cronies and corporations first” and the “deregulate or pander” policies of typical conservative parties in North America has crushed the poor and middle classes while opening the door to disasters across the health related industries of food and environment.
How can this be stopped?
By voting them out and hoping that the other party cares even a smidgen more …
Thanks go to Joni Freedhoff at Weighty matters for this article.
