Marc‐André Gagnon

Marc-André Gagnon

@m-a-gagnon.bsky.social

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Professor in public policy at Carleton University.
Focus on the political economy of the pharmaceutical sector.
Current research project: https://carleton.ca/ghostmanagement/
Also a big fan of craft beers, slap bass, and Japanese death metal.
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Economics 40%

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 3d

Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA www.levernews.com/science-for-...

Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA

The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 8d

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/h...

The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 11d

My Halloween costume is about riding the Donald Trump chaos.

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 18d

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‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure

Silicone wristbands worn by volunteers in the Netherlands captured 173 substances in one week

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 21d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/c...

From Industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist Now Oversees Pesticide Rules

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Reposted by Robert Wolfe, Marc‐André Gagnon

Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 25d

Canada here.
Fun facts
Short 🧵

Insulin was first discovered at UofT here in 1921 thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/t...
Mass production (and export!) of insulin was on a strictly non-profit/cost-recovery basis by 1923.
connaught.research.utoronto.ca/about/histor...

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 28d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

Opinion | The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 10

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...

How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research

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Reposted by Marc‐André Gagnon

STAT @statnews.com · Oct 10

#Breaking: AstraZeneca is set to strike a deal with the Trump administration to lower drug prices www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/a...

AstraZeneca set to strike drug pricing deal with Trump

Drugmakers have been scrambling to strike deals with the Trump administration.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 9

Congrats @roojinhabibi.org ! The program looks super interesting!

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 9

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Oct 5

L'observatoire québécois des inégalités embauche un économiste:
observatoiredesinegalites.com/poste-dispon...

Économiste (chercheuse ou chercheur) - Observatoire québécois des inégalités

L'Observatoire québécois des inégalités cherche à recruter un.e économiste, pour postuler, c'est par ici !

observatoiredesinegalites.com

Reposted by Marc‐André Gagnon

Carl Elliott @carlelliott.bsky.social · Oct 3

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 30

A new online pharmacy: TrumpRX
What could go wrong?

www.cbsnews.com/news/pfizer-...

Pfizer to lower some drug prices as White House builds "TrumpRX" website

Pfizer's CEO said President Trump's threat of tariffs motivated his company to take swift action.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 17

Aaaah! Charlevoix!!!

The Flavor of Quebec Is Sweet, Savory and Worth the Trip www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/t...

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 16

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

‘This country’s gonna fall on its face. There’s nobody coming to save us’: Boston punks Dropkick Murphys take on Maga

Videos of frontman Ken Casey confronting rightwing provocateurs at the band’s gigs have gone viral, attracting new fans and new safety worries. He wants to lower the temperature – and see other bands ...

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 16

Call for Papers:
Capitalism, Crisis, and Global Reordering

Conference and Special Issue Call For Papers

When: June 23-24, 2026

Where: Feltrinelli Foundation, Viale Pasubio 5, Milan, Italy
alternateroutes.ca/index.php/ar...

Current Call For Papers | Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 14

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/t...

Lina Khan Revamped Antitrust. Now She’s Pushing the Democratic Party.

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Eric Hoskin's take on the current Pharmacare program in Canada (for diabetes products and contraceptives).
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-...

Pharmacare law cannot be implemented in inequitable way, former advisory council chair says

Eric Hoskins had called upon provinces and territories to try and reach agreements before the election campaign

www.theglobeandmail.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 27

🙂
Prosecutors Fail to Obtain Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Prosecutors Fail to Obtain Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 22

Good reminder in JAMA that providing comprehensive and confidential access to prescription contraceptives is associated with increased dispensations among Ontario youth.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Universal Pharmacare and Contraceptive Dispensations Among Youth

This time-series analysis study evaluates the association between a publicly funded pharmacare program for individuals younger than 25 years and an increase in prescription contraceptive dispensations...

jamanetwork.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 18

Elbows up!
Great up to date factbook about the Canadian Economy!

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Building a Sovereign, Value-Added, and Sustainable Economy - CCPA

U.S. President Donald Trump has confronted Canadians with unprecedented threats to our sovereignty and prosperity. From his inauguration speech, when he resuscitated the imperial doctrine of ‘Manifest...

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 16

Japanese death metal band Broken by the Scream just released a new album this week: 4 female singers, fantastic musicians, maximum dynamo.
Try to survive through this 15 minutes song, you will realize how epic this music is and start asking for more...
You have been warned.
youtu.be/fJkvFmVkDTk?...

Tsuioku no Nazca

YouTube video by Broken By The Scream - Topic

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Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 14

I think I found my new hero.
Everytime the State send soldiers against their own population, we should throw sandwiches at them!!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...