In the latest MLI paper, “Americans Are After Our Drugs Again: Why and What Can We Do About It?” author Brian Ferguson argues that the resurgence of the notion of drug re-importation is something that should greatly concern Canadians.
Trade plays key roles in fostering innovation, both as a conduit for the diffusion of global technology and knowhow that facilitates innovation in developing nations and by giving innovative companies access to large global markets through which they can recoup their upfront investments in R&D and generate revenues to finance future generations of innovation. GTIPA-member reports here examine trade-innovation linkages.