The officials knew they were opening up the Canadian plasma market to a large multinational company, Biotech AG, which was in partnership with a smaller company, Canadian Plasma Resources. When the Ontario government learned that three paid plasma clinics were poised to open in Toronto and Hamilton, the province passed a law banning them. But internal Health Canada emails reveal bureaucrats continued to work with the plasma company even while the Ontario debate unfolded. In another document, Health Canada and the private plasma company agreed on the need to co-ordinate their responses to media questions. "We have asked for years for meetings with Health Canada and meetings with the health minister and we have been denied every single time," Lanteigne said.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2017 23:15 UTC