Canadian PM Says Will ‘Take Into Account’ US Drug Import Plans, but Canadians First

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a speech in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on September 24, 2020. Reuters/Blair Gable

TORONTO—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that while he is willing to entertain demands from the United States for Canadian medications, he would put the nation’s needs first.

In a bid to lower drug prices, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday finalized a plan that includes a measure allowing states to purchase medicines from Canada.