I would just add that most Canadians have an expectation that when a drug is approved and sold on the market in Canada, it has been shown to be safe. That is the precautionary principle, that during clinical trials a drug is shown to be safe. The risk management approach is that if the drug shows no harm during clinical trials, it's approved, rather than demanding that it be proven to be safe. It sounds like a subtle difference, but it's not that subtle. Canadians have a right to expect that the drugs that are proven on the market are safe.
