Canada Must Learn ‘Difficult Lessons’ From COVID-19

CGPA’s Keon Urges Strengthening Domestic Industry Amid Global Supply Chain

09 Dec 2020

Canadian policymakers must learn “difficult lessons” from the coronavirus pandemic and support measures to bolster domestic production and secure the country’s position as part of the global supply chain, according to CGPA president Jim Keon.

Canada flag mask covid coronavirus — Canada has “difficult lessons” to learn from the coronavirus pandemic • Source: Shutterstock

Canadian policymakers must act to bolster the country’s local production base for off-patent drugs, after learning “difficult lessons” from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Jim Keon, president of the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association.

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