The Big Pharma companies are running scared, as their lucrative patents are starting to expire.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110308/03234513398/drug-firms-freaking-out-over-expiring-patents.shtml

An important part of the NDP platform is to save billions for Canadians with the introduction of generic drugs for Canadian citizens.  I don’t think I’ve seen similar ideas from the other parties.