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Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer again

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Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer again | CCPA

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How do we accomplish this?
Specifically if the conservatives get in and can just sell it off for a short-term payout, how can we make a long-term plan for this?
I ask not to sound smug and cynical, but to earnestly seek ideas on this.
- The only way is to make sure conservatives never form government again.
  
  That doesn’t seem like an entirely sustainable plan?
  I’m trying to separate what I want (which is what you addressed) with something practical that would allow Canada to invest in longer-term projects like this one.
- This is a very fair question. The Cons screw Canada over quite regularly. Is there a way we can safe guard anything put into place.
  
  My only idea would be a partnership with a province which would give the other veto power over any potential sale, along with a legal commitment that Canada would retain access to all IP in case of a sale.
- What if we only funded infrastructure with debt, instead of consumption. Then we wont run into a scenario where we need to start selling assets to pay our creditors. Kind of like Keynes suggested long ago.

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