Canada’s political and industry élites have made their choice: corporate profits are to trump the protection of citizens’ health. The evidence indicates that the federal health and safety regulatory agencies have been captured by industry. These agencies are now rigged to deceive the public.
It’s time for the people of Canada to take back these agencies. Canadians don’t want their health protection weakened and they don’t want to be lied to. In this hard-hitting but well-documented book, Michael McBane describes in detail how Health Canada plans to abandon its duty to protect our health in favour of promoting food and drug company profits.
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate