Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Marc-André Gagnon

@m-a-gagnon.bsky.social

1.5K followers 720 following 130 posts

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. .. more

Videos

Economics 40%

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 1d

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

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 1d

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

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Receiving Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 4d

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 · 6d

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

www.nytimes.com

4 1

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

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.

www.cbsnews.com

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

Aaaah! Charlevoix!!!

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

www.nytimes.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 23d

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 ...

www.theguardian.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 23d

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

alternateroutes.ca

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · 25d

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

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

www.nytimes.com

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

www.nytimes.com

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...

www.policyalternatives.ca

1 4

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Gavin A. Schmidt, Tom Shakespeare , and 8 more Nandita Sharma, Gavin A. Schmidt, Tom Shakespeare, Sanford F. Schram, Daniel W. Drezner, Scott A. Imberman, Anne Norton, Marc‐André Gagnon, Susan Strasser, Sean P. Corcoran, Jr

Ian Livingston @ianlivingston.bsky.social · Aug 17

Outside Dupont north metro

Sandwich man posters next to Dupont circle metro stop

420 5.2K 27K

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

youtu.be

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...

Man Charged With Assaulting Federal Agent With Sandwich in D.C.

www.nytimes.com

1 5

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Aug 13

When experts recommending drug reimbursement are on the payroll of drug companies.
vancouversun.com/news/us-batt...

U.S. Batten disease experts who lobbied B.C. to reinstate drug in Charleigh Pollock case had relationships with drug company

U.S. disease experts have consulted for, been paid by, or received grants from California-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Find out more.

vancouversun.com

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

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...

Ousted F.D.A. Vaccine Chief Returns to Agency

www.nytimes.com

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

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The cancer patient who inspired French movement to block reintroduction of pesticide

Fleur Breteau tells of how case was merely a symptom of a wider problem contaminating food and water systems

www.theguardian.com

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Disgraceful Campaign Against a Top FDA Official
www.thefp.com/p/the-disgra...

The Disgraceful Campaign Against a Top FDA Official

It’s America’s loss that Vinay Prasad will not be able to make the changes necessary to restore trust in public health officials.

www.thefp.com

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

The F.D.A.’s Panel on Antidepressants During Pregnancy Was Alarmingly Biased www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Opinion | The F.D.A.’s Panel on Antidepressants During Pregnancy Was Alarmingly Biased

www.nytimes.com

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

macleans.ca/society/conf...

Confessions of the Working Poor - Macleans.ca

I work hard, buy quality clothes and fake my way through dinner-party conversations. I'm also part of a fast-growing Canadian underclass.

macleans.ca

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

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/h...
In the new Trump world, this is a good example of how far-right conspiracy theorists and conflicts of interests among policymakers ends up shutting down the remaining voices for evidence-based decision-making.

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

www.nytimes.com

1 2

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Jul 29

www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...
Because we are simply so well served by wasteful and inefficient private drug plans. Why provide better access at lower cost?

Health advocates shocked as Carney Liberals back away from pharmacare program

Health advocates say they’re shocked to hear the federal government may not sign more pharmacare funding deals, which would leave coverage uneven across the country.

www.ctvnews.ca

2 3

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

news.ubc.ca/2025/07/free...
More accessible choices mean better outcomes... What a surprise! ...or not!

Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated - UBC News

New UBC research shows a 49-per-cent jump in long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use after B.C. made contraception free.

news.ubc.ca

4 3

Marc-André Gagnon @m-a-gagnon.bsky.social · Jul 24

theconversation.com/canadas-new-...

Canada’s new drug pricing guidelines are industry friendly

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board’s mandate is to make sure that drug prices are not excessive. However, new guidelines that change criteria for assessing prices may lead to higher prices.

theconversation.com

Reposted by Marc‐André Gagnon

LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today, @cmorten.bsky.social illuminates one major reason that Americans spend too much on health care with dubious or even negative value: powerful companies control and distort the informational environments around their products.