Dr. Bernard Prigent, Vice President and Medical Director of Pfizer Canada has been appointed to the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – CIHR is the Government of Canada’s agency responsible for funding health research http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html
Canadians, over 4000 of whom have signed a petition denouncing this appointment, are deeply troubled by this appointment which represents a clear conflict of interest http://www.gopetition.com/online/32371.html
As well, a number of senior physicians, academics, and researchers (including former members of the CIHR Governing Council, Canada Research Chairs, Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and members of the Order of Canada) have voiced their objections in letters to the Minister of Health and to CIHR asking that the appointment to be rescinded.
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When is the government ever going to fund prevention? Pharma has skewed results, hidden side effects, bought MD endorsements, scammed the government into purchases of large amounts of untested vaccines....WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP? WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT STOP WASTING TAXPAYERS MONEY? Here is my public challenge...make responsible health care funding a priority for the next election. Nancy Winlove-Smith RH
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