The federal Conservatives are questioning the Liberal government about its ties with the global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. after a recent report alleged the company previously pitched a drug company on methods to boost its sales of highly addictive opioids in Canada.
McKinsey sent a confidential memo in March 2014 to Purdue Pharma saying that it was looking forward to “supporting” Purdue to help it “better target and reach high-potential prescribers,” according to a Globe and Mail report published on June 19.
