>>Their indifference speaks for itself. If they cared any, they would have provided a more convincing excuse. Slapping the public opinion with such a lame one is bordering with insult, to the people of both countries.
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>I don't think they are indifferent, at least so far as the politics go, but I am surprised they have not given a better excuse.

That's indifference. They really don't care how plausible their excuse will sound to the general public.

When I heard it first, my first thought was "and I assume the Canadians are all dead by now - they're using these medications all the time".

I've heard such excuses by the dozen from Milosevic regime, but he was able to get away with them because he was controlling 98% of the media.

>It's always interesting when ideologies (free trade) conflict with political realities (the power of the drug companies).

Don't wish for interesting times...