In his new work, Private Profits versus Public Policy, Joel Lexchin addresses this question as he examines how public policy with respect to the pharmaceutical industry has evolved in Canada over the past half century.

Joel Lexchin is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He is a professor in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University and works as an emergency physician at the University Health Network.

"Private Profits versus Public Policy is a very interesting and well-referenced work. It offers a wealth of information in a field of work where hard information is difficult to gather."

James McCormack, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia:

"Joel Lexchin has written a very thorough overview of the Canadian history of public policy and the pharmaceutical industry. This work is a testament to the author’s standing as a world expert in this area."