Promising brain cancer drug moves to human trials

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/09/27/dca-trial.html

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but there are a few things I find interesting.

1) How is it possible that such a drug could be developed in Canada, where socialized medicine has basically ruined their healthcare?

2) How is it possible that such a drug could be developed without a Pharma company being involved in funding?


Now, obviously this drug may not work, but if it does......