Why is Health Canada aiding a private company instead of safeguarding Canadian blood supplies?

 By Danyaal Raza As the snow begins to fall and the mercury begins to drop, Health Canada has found itself in some hot water. The trouble has been years in the making -- since at least 2013. That was when Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR), a profit-seeking company that pays individuals for

Cash for Blood Products a Flawed Policy

 In the early 1980s, over 2000 Canadians who received blood transfusions were infected with HIV and as many as 30,000 contracted Hepatitis C. This tragic scandal, and the Krever inquiry that followed, resulted in the overhaul of our blood donation system to ensure the safety of any blood products. This