Trudeau Unsure Whether Canada Should Produce Medicine Domestically

Infants’ Tylenol brand fever and pain reliever is seen in a home in Toronto on Oct. 7, 2022. Giordano Ciampini/The Canadian Press

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s unsure whether the solution to address the shortages of children’s medication would be to start producing them domestically, with the issue now dragging over several months.

“I don’t know offhand if it is the right thing for Canada to be starting producing these particular pills or whether it’s just a question of getting more reliable supply chains and agreements out there,” Trudeau said in an interview with The Canadian Press published on Dec. 21.