Prominent Canadian and international advocates urge Trudeau to back TRIPS waiver
Council of Canadians / June 10, 2022 / 5 min read
In the lead-up to the upcoming WTO ministerial meetings, key figures in the global movement for vaccine justice are calling on the Canadian government to change its position on lifting intellectual property rules for COVID-19 vaccines and other tools. For more than 18 months, Canadian trade officials have refused to back the call for making vaccines, tests, and treatments available globally as public goods.