i agree that this is baffling, but only up to a certain point - this government is unusually right-wing, in canadian terms, and this particular issue of property rights is the kind of thing it's moved very hard to the right on. so, it's baffling, yes, but it's also predictable....if you were paying attention.

once again, i'm on the side of the americans on this: fuck property rights.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-still-weighing-support-for-vaccine-patent-waiver-after-u-s-confirms-it-will-1.5415734