Health Minister Mark Holland says other vaccine options had become available by the time Medicago was ready to produce its doses.
Tory MP Stephen Ellis says Ottawa paid over $300 million to Quebec-based Medicago, a defunct company whose COVID-19 vaccine never made it to the market.
Health Minister Mark Holland says details of the contract, including the vendor, cannot be discussed publicly due to a non-disclosure agreement.
Bill C-314 would have amended the Criminal Code to prevent MAID from expanding its coverage to those whose only medical condition is mental illness.