Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer again | CCPA
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Insulin was discovered by four Canadians, who famously sold the patent for $1 each to the University of Toronto—enabling the public manufacture of the new miracle drug for people with diabetes. That was in 1921, and for 65 years insulin was produced in Canada at a publicly owned laboratory—Connaught Laboratories—and distributed across the country at…
  • ninthant@lemmy.caEnglish
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    39 minutes ago

    How do we accomplish this?

    Specifically if the conservatives get in and can just sell it off for a short-term payout, how can we make a long-term plan for this?

    I ask not to sound smug and cynical, but to earnestly seek ideas on this.

    • laffytaffy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      24 minutes ago

      This is a very fair question. The Cons screw Canada over quite regularly. Is there a way we can safe guard anything put into place.