Jeyanathan T, Dhalla I, Culyer T, Levinson W, Laupacis A, Martin DK, Sullivan T, Evans BK.  November 2006

The Ontariolegislature recently passed Bill 102, the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act, which mandates the establishment of a Citizens’ Council. The intent of the Council is to help guide drug policy in Ontario. This report describes the theoretical and practical issues related to establishing a Citizens’ Council, present approaches used in other jurisdictions, and recommends preferred options for the Citizens’ Council proposed in the Act. [696 KB PDF]