Petition Against the Appointment of the VP of Pfizer Canada to CIHR Governing Council / Pétition contre la nomination du vice-président de Pfizer Canada au conseil d'administration des IRSC Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/petition-against-the-appointment-of-the-vp-of-pfizer-canada-to-cihr-governing-council-p%C3%A9tition-contre-la-nomination-du-vice-pr%C3%A9sident-de-pfizer-canada-au-conseil-dadministration-des-irsc.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 4 Apr 2026 09:03 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms. Sarah Kam [Signature #4411] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6891045?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:12:06 UTC 6891045 Joseph Colangelo [Signature #4410] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6880571?utm_medium=rss This is an absurd appointment, highly inappropriate. The private sector esepcially the pharmacutical companies have more than enough imput into the science of the day. We do not have to give them yet another inside track or position of power.

]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:34:31 UTC 6880571 Dr Rosalie-Sélène Meunier [Signature #4409] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6877763?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:34:04 UTC 6877763 Ms Rebecca Kouwenhoven [Signature #4408] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6877710?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:07:08 UTC 6877710 Ms Marika Dabek [Signature #4407] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6875292?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:16:40 UTC 6875292 Ms Nadine Steiner [Signature #4406] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6872029?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:45:16 UTC 6872029 Ms. Meaghan Kelly [Signature #4405] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6871459?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:42:10 UTC 6871459 Richard Leitner [Signature #4404] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6870050?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:59:44 UTC 6870050 Ms Meghan Asher [Signature #4403] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6862070?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:06:22 UTC 6862070 Dr. Kelly Price [Signature #4402] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6856364?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:55:58 UTC 6856364 Mr Robert Kingsland [Signature #4401] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6855785?utm_medium=rss It's unbelievable that a major conflict of interest like this is not red-flagged by the government. A prominent researcher should be appointed this position, someone who has a vested interest in scientific progress, not someone who has a vested interest in the profitability of the company that they work for.

]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:29:02 UTC 6855785 Ms Jacqueline Ehgoetz [Signature #4400] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6852711?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:10:55 UTC 6852711 Mr Greg Schultz [Signature #4399] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6851806?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:26:20 UTC 6851806 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4398] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6848584?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:55:59 UTC 6848584 Ms Leah Hoving [Signature #4397] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6848501?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:37:39 UTC 6848501 Anonymous [Signature #4396] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6846959?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:58:44 UTC 6846959 Ms Kimberly Tan [Signature #4395] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6846913?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:34:56 UTC 6846913 Mr. Jeffrey Kapteyn [Signature #4394] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6846900?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:30:07 UTC 6846900 Ms Lori Morton [Signature #4393] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6842160?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:10:26 UTC 6842160 Ms. Nancy Winlove-Smith [Signature #4392] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6841187?utm_medium=rss Due to the numerous allegations of tainted results in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals I do not feel that this appointment is a responsible choice.

]]> Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:15:16 UTC 6841187 Ms Jessica Vickery [Signature #4391] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6838225?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:45:53 UTC 6838225 Rachel Vorstermans [Signature #4390] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6832606?utm_medium=rss As a healthcare professional I am alarmed by this appointment. The pharmaceutical companies already have such influence in the way our healthcare is delivered...

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:29:24 UTC 6832606 Mr Mark Dalton [Signature #4389] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6832255?utm_medium=rss Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:34:14 UTC 6832255 mr marc breeze [Signature #4388] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6815626?utm_medium=rss NO pharmacutical exec should ever be made anything that has to do with canadian health.

]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:09:23 UTC 6815626 Ms Barbara Byers [Signature #4387] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6805311?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:09:01 UTC 6805311 Matt Walton [Signature #4386] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6803721?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:31:34 UTC 6803721 John Davidson [Signature #4385] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6800835?utm_medium=rss Sat, 9 Jan 2010 04:20:20 UTC 6800835 Jeffrey Betcher [Signature #4384] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6789228?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jan 2010 04:22:15 UTC 6789228 Mr dave shelefontiuk [Signature #4383] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6788920?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jan 2010 03:31:19 UTC 6788920 Mrs. Judy Close [Signature #4382] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6788349?utm_medium=rss CIHR will suffer by association with someone who offers passive support of Pfizer's criminal activity. He obviously does not have the mental dexterity to balance the conflicting values of Pfizer vs the CIHR.
Public perception is extremely important, why even consider this!
He could be consulted outside the governing council. Why invite ...fox to the henhouse?
This is a definite no, no.

]]> Thu, 7 Jan 2010 01:59:04 UTC 6788349 Maureen Hollings [Signature #4381] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6787548?utm_medium=rss This appointment is a conflict of interest!!

]]> Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:42:32 UTC 6787548 Arminda Mota [Signature #4380] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6787417?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:20:01 UTC 6787417 Mtre Daniel Romano [Signature #4379] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6786410?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jan 2010 08:09:11 UTC 6786410 Ms Belinda Cunnison [Signature #4378] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6785441?utm_medium=rss This is a direct conflict of interest.

]]> Thu, 7 Jan 2010 03:41:55 UTC 6785441 Dr Anonymous [Signature #4377] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6784945?utm_medium=rss A shameful thing to appoint anyone from Pfizer to this post.

]]> Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:47:29 UTC 6784945 Ms Iro Cyr [Signature #4376] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6784831?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:59:27 UTC 6784831 Mr. Magnus Macnab [Signature #4375] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6784609?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:37:54 UTC 6784609 Joanne Beadle [Signature #4374] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6777113?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:01:05 UTC 6777113 Michael Dean [Signature #4373] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6774812?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Jan 2010 06:59:34 UTC 6774812 Ms. Anita Kaicker [Signature #4372] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6773619?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:09:14 UTC 6773619 Ms Heather McDonald [Signature #4371] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6773034?utm_medium=rss Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:04:05 UTC 6773034 Gail` Sczerkowsky [Signature #4370] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6770832?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:14:15 UTC 6770832 Dr Jason Lee [Signature #4369] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6769521?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Jan 2010 02:38:29 UTC 6769521 Mr Conrad Couture [Signature #4368] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6766739?utm_medium=rss Leave that man OUT by all legal means necessary!

]]> Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:34:47 UTC 6766739 kiliano cinelli [Signature #4367] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6763334?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Jan 2010 08:57:54 UTC 6763334 ms lynda duguay [Signature #4366] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6761614?utm_medium=rss this will mean no separation between commercial & scientific agndas!

]]> Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:39:48 UTC 6761614 Gavin Smith [Signature #4365] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6761545?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:12:05 UTC 6761545 Wade Edwards [Signature #4364] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6760440?utm_medium=rss Stop Corruption Now

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:06:39 UTC 6760440 ms kathy day [Signature #4363] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6760320?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:52:17 UTC 6760320 Mr Mickey Laderoute [Signature #4362] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6760302?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:41:55 UTC 6760302 Ms. Arzeena Hamir [Signature #4361] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6760225?utm_medium=rss This is appointment is a huge conflict of interest and does not support a health system that Canadians want

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:06:05 UTC 6760225 Ms Sherry Sakamoto [Signature #4360] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6760165?utm_medium=rss This is a blatant conflict of interest and is totally unacceptable.

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:39:35 UTC 6760165 Mr Adam Riddle [Signature #4359] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6759737?utm_medium=rss This is unacceptable. People should have the freedom to use and own any of these medical products. Stop trying to kill everyone but making medicine that works unavailable.

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:22:04 UTC 6759737 Tony Riddle [Signature #4358] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6759582?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:29:13 UTC 6759582 Mrs. Leilani Riddle [Signature #4357] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6759263?utm_medium=rss This appointment goes hand in hand with Bill C-6 in an effort to put the Canadian public in the stranglehold of the pharmaceutical industry. This is a disgraceful conflict of interest.

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:45:22 UTC 6759263 Ann Welch [Signature #4356] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6758938?utm_medium=rss Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:24:23 UTC 6758938 Mr. Robert Moffatt [Signature #4355] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6758802?utm_medium=rss Corrupt pharma whores have no place in canadian politics. we have have too many organized criminals and social terrorists already.

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:03:06 UTC 6758802 Ms Sue Pearson [Signature #4354] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6758350?utm_medium=rss This appointment is a very unfortunate move for the future of non commercialized health based research.... and is another move towards defending the sick system, with its exorbitantly high Drug costs. This will only make things worse..iour research will move towards supporting business-based research as opposed to knowledge. First they infiltrate the universities and limit opportunities there through drug sponsoring and now this.. very unfortunate indeed!

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:40:51 UTC 6758350 Rod Lemay [Signature #4353] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6757443?utm_medium=rss Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:26:48 UTC 6757443 Ms Colleen Fish [Signature #4352] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6757054?utm_medium=rss We need unbiased individuals not past directors of pharmaceutical companies who have a conflict of interest. We need unbiased, objective individuals involved in this. Please do not elect this man to be in the CIHR Governing Council. We need unbiased people!!

]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:24:23 UTC 6757054 Geneva Hagen [Signature #4351] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6757001?utm_medium=rss Please, no fox to watch the henhouse!

]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:10:19 UTC 6757001 Mr Chris Jones [Signature #4350] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6753622?utm_medium=rss Yeah that's great, set the wolf to guard the sheep!

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:54:06 UTC 6753622 Mr Ridha Joober [Signature #4349] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6753164?utm_medium=rss Cooperation between the public sector and the industry is vital and needs to be developed. However, clear rules need to be observed, particularly with regard to conflict of interest. This might be one.

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:00:05 UTC 6753164 ms lynda duguay [Signature #4348] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6753109?utm_medium=rss how can lobbyists be part of the medical system? This is no longer science, but influencing law.

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:46:17 UTC 6753109 nattanya anderson [Signature #4347] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6750101?utm_medium=rss If the Vp of Pfitzer is appointed to the post, it would truly confirm my suspicion that we live in an age of insanity.

natanya

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:34:38 UTC 6750101 arnold miller [Signature #4346] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6749885?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:03:39 UTC 6749885 Ms Olive Balabanov [Signature #4345] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6748561?utm_medium=rss Pharmaceutical companies should not be anywhere directing our health

]]> Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:00:46 UTC 6748561 Dr. Philip Bock [Signature #4344] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6748433?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:21:24 UTC 6748433 Mr David Roode [Signature #4343] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6748393?utm_medium=rss Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:05:45 UTC 6748393 Dr. Nilima Nigam [Signature #4342] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6746566?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:43:41 UTC 6746566 (Mr MARIO PROVOST [Signature #4341] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6746286?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:30:32 UTC 6746286 Alan Zwicker [Signature #4340] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6745016?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:07:45 UTC 6745016 Mr. Rafiq Rahemtulla [Signature #4339] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6744045?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:45:45 UTC 6744045 mrs dawn collins [Signature #4338] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6742371?utm_medium=rss stop this at once.. this should never happen

]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:46:07 UTC 6742371 Kathy Pouteau [Signature #4337] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6742272?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:44:06 UTC 6742272 Dr. Wilma van der Veen [Signature #4336] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6742107?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:41:03 UTC 6742107 Ms Judy Cross [Signature #4335] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6742016?utm_medium=rss This is an incredibly obvious case of the fox being put in charge of the hen house.

]]> Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:28:45 UTC 6742016 M Yannick Legault [Signature #4334] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6741528?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:24:47 UTC 6741528 stéphanie beaulieu [Signature #4333] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6741211?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:20:55 UTC 6741211 MR RALPH DEAMOND [Signature #4332] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740847?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:55:18 UTC 6740847 Mr. David March [Signature #4331] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740746?utm_medium=rss Just how low can this Government go with an appointment like this?

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:32:38 UTC 6740746 David walmark [Signature #4330] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740608?utm_medium=rss Get big pharma out of our health policy making - they only know profit and lie through their teeth

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:03:42 UTC 6740608 Mrs Lisa Schwabe [Signature #4329] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740493?utm_medium=rss I find the appointment of a VP of Pfizer Canada to the CIHR Governing Council not acceptable. It puts the ethics of the CIHR
in question as well as the public trust.

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:10:47 UTC 6740493 Don Calhoun [Signature #4328] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740391?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:19:45 UTC 6740391 Dr Chris Upton [Signature #4327] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740361?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:08:28 UTC 6740361 Mr John Conroy [Signature #4326] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6739840?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:25 UTC 6739840 Sophie Panneton [Signature #4325] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6739820?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:42:04 UTC 6739820 Ms Karen McNolty [Signature #4324] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6739462?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:46:15 UTC 6739462 Anonymous [Signature #4323] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6739288?utm_medium=rss This is definitely a conflict of interest and our health care system is not to be sold out to the highest bidder. We are tax payers who are to be represented, not big pharma which is bias which goes without saying is ludicrous. This is a flagrant misrepresentation for the people, oust this him now.

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:27:53 UTC 6739288 Terry Lynn Gold [Signature #4322] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6739049?utm_medium=rss It is totally unacceptable to have people from the pharmaceutical Industry appointed to the Council that determines heath policies and research funding. This is a blatant conflict of interest, and further entrenches the choking stranglehold that the pharmaceutical industry already exercises over health and medical policies and research funding.

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:36:17 UTC 6739049 mr david white [Signature #4321] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738739?utm_medium=rss CORRUPTION...

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:39:11 UTC 6738739 Mrs. Angela Vines [Signature #4320] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738526?utm_medium=rss A clear conflict of interest.

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:43:23 UTC 6738526 Mrs Audrey Smit [Signature #4319] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738387?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:43:24 UTC 6738387 Mr david pepin [Signature #4318] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738370?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:36:57 UTC 6738370 Dr. Warren Bell [Signature #4317] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738145?utm_medium=rss The appointment of Dr. Prigent is outrageous. As a physician knowledgeable in the relationship between research and the drug industry, I find this ridiculous and deeply offensive.

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:10:10 UTC 6738145 Anonymous [Signature #4316] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6737944?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:58:02 UTC 6737944 Ms Anne Birthistle [Signature #4315] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6736223?utm_medium=rss With all due respect, Dr. Prigent cannot be viewed as an unbiased appointee: common sense and ethical principles demand that the CIHR's governing council be free of corporate influence. It would be far preferable for the CIHR to live up to the Canadian government's signature to the April 2009 memorandum of agreement to replace animal testing than for the agency to promote continued vivisection in this way.

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:53:08 UTC 6736223 Michael Neary [Signature #4314] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6735932?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:21:34 UTC 6735932 Mme Lucille Gariépy [Signature #4313] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6735812?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:25:34 UTC 6735812 Mr Renald Gariépy [Signature #4312] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6735798?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:16:47 UTC 6735798