As always, the article failed to get to the actual point why these drugs aren't available in Canada. These drugs have been available forever. When originally brought to market, it either wasn't a problem seen by Canadian doctors or, at the time, Northern Doctors were ill equipped to handle it. 

It is now a problem with bureaucracy and approval pathways

Health Canada has two, NDS and ANDS...new and generic. If there isn't a product on the market in Canada, a generic cannot be approved and a full NDS must be submitted. If the data is available, unlikely, it definitely does not meet HC standards, something even the best file has problems doing today. US has 505(b)(2) pathway, as one example, as a way to address such issues. We still don't even have a true Orphan Drug designation..an absolute embarrassment.. Until HC stops being simply lazy, we will always be third world for new drugs. 

But yes, blame the companies for wanting to make money. How dare they. Growl, Growl