... Society, Canada’s Association for the 50-Plus, Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Canadian Cancer Advocacy Network, Canadian Hemophilia Society, Canadian Hepatitis ... discussion is Canada, but the same phenomenon has attracted attention in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.6 Voluntary organizations with a mandate to influence pharmaceutical policies ... pharmaceutical companies, chemical manufacturers, oil companies, tobacco companies, health insurance organizations and cancer treatment facilities. BCA’s rationale was that the funding of any...