Mr. Jim Keon at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

I would just repeat that the product Lipitor is the largest-selling product in the history of pharmaceuticals. Canada-wide sales are $1.1 billion. In British Columbia, sales would be over $100 million. Delaying a generic for a year or two years adds an extra $50 million a year, if we assume the price would be roughly half the current price. That's $50 million a year in British Columbia alone for that one product.