Federal Research Agency Gave Pharma Companies $85M in Subsidies in First Year of Pandemic

A National Research Council (NRC) building in Ottawa is seen in a file photo. Matthew Little/The Epoch Times

Pharmaceutical companies were given over $85 million in subsidies from the National Research Council Canada (NRC) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government records.

The figures were provided in the government’s official response to an Inquiry of Ministry tabled by NDP MP Peter Julian.