Who Runs Canada? The Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel

Big Pharma versus Ontario government no contest
Major climbdown on drug reform bill

No one should be surprised that the Ontario government has backed away from plans to make prescription drugs cheaper. The legal drug trade is big and profitable. By threatening these profits, Health Minister George Smitherman made enemies.

The only question facing Premier Dalton McGuinty's government now is whether it has backed away enough. Pharmacists — who had been adamantly opposed — appear to be on side, now that the government has agreed they can continue to receive kickbacks (renamed "professional allowances") from the manufacturers of generic, or copycat, drugs. But the most powerful elements of the drug industry, the multinational brand-name manufacturers, have not yet spoken on the government's change of heart. If they aren't satisfied, there will be pressure on Smitherman to humiliate himself further.

Full Story, The Toronto Star

And to think that some people go into their doctor's office, see the clear evidence of BigPharma's dominion in the form of notepads, pens, tissue boxes, clocks, clipboards, posters, etc. etc., with the names of various drugs and members of the pharmaceutical drug cartel, and think that "their" doctor is on their side.

Enslavement comes in many forms, and goes far beyond figureheads George Bu$h and Deadeye Dick Cheney. Sadly, so many are quick to surrender the freedom that their ancestors fought and died for, and sought to pass on to future generations.

TLC