Moderna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada

Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced that a key player in the vaccine production sector is coming to Canada.

Speaking in Montreal this morning, he says Moderna will set up a highly advanced facility to manufacture m-R N-A vaccines on Canadian soil.

Champagne says it will help the country in the case of a pandemic and will allow Canadians to become more resilient and play a role in global health.

The government has promised 2.2-billion-dollars for biotechnology research and commercial production over the next seven years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is expected to call an election very soon, has staked some political capital on rebuilding Canadian life sciences.