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Originally Posted by twitchyzero
we need US more than they need us
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IMO, that's the fallacy a lot of Canadians believe in.
On absolute terms, you are quite correct that we need the US more than they need us -- it's a simple matter of market size, and there is no hope we can compete with them on equal footings. But in a strategic negotiation situation, I don't think both sides necessarily need to stand on equal grounds before negotiations can take place.
Here is an idea that I've previously read about
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/secon...erty-1.4708630
and I'd think that if our federal gov has the ballz and determination to do it, the results could be more favourable.
TL;DR summary:
- suspend US pharmaceutical patents on Canadian soil
- Canadian pharmaceutical companies can then begin to produce generic equivalents of those US drugs for cheap
- US big pharma will freak out because of our proximity with the US, and their lobbying power in Washington will then become ammunition for our negotiations
When you are dealing with a big bully, you gotta be smart, and strike them where it hurts.