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The U.S. gives drug companies lengthy patent protection and then allows them to charge whatever they want to U.S. citizens. Canada, on the other hand, bargains for the favorable pricing.
Canada is able to say "if you want to sell it here, this is what you're going to charge."
Drug companies can then charge more in, say, the US to make up for the difference.
If Canada had a free market, then it wouldn't cost so much here.
You see, everything's connected. It's all a big web.