Publication Topic : Access to Medicines
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime: An open letter to Canada’s Parliamentarians from concerned Canadians
“We write to urge you to support legislation that will make it easier to send life-saving medicine to developing countries and, in the process, reaffirm Canada’s history of commitment to helping our fellow citizens of the world.”
Bill S-232: Key features and compliance with Canada’s WTO obligations – Supplementary submission to Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
Complementing the Legal Network’s earlier detailed legal analysis of Bill S-232’s proposed reforms to Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR), this supplementary submission outlines in summary form the key issues and the provisions of WTO law that permit Canada to simplify the current CAMR as proposed by Bill S-232, while complying with its legal obligations … Read more
Making CAMR Work: Streamlining Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime – Brief to the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee regarding Bill S-232
Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) is not delivering on Parliament’s pledge to help developing countries get affordable medicines. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network endorses the amendments proposed in Bill S-232 that will help fix the current, flawed Regime.