As I wrote in my letter to explain my resignation, which I published on March 3, 2023, I never felt personally that there was any interference by the minister following his official request to us to suspend the consultation process.
As Mr. Davies pointed out, section 102 of the Patent Act gives the minister the power to intervene pursuant to section 79 and the following sections. That therefore includes section 96, which is applicable to the PMPRB consultation period. The minister added that as a stakeholder pursuant to subsection 96(5), he could do so.