Dr. Ligoure's story was brought to light in the 1980s by artist and historian David Woods, who was doing research for Black History Month at the Nova Scotia Public Archives.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she is regularly contacting Crown prosecutors about these cases, in what opposition NDP justice critic Irfan Sabir labelled a clear case of judicial interference.
The federal government spent $376 million on more than 21 million litres of hand sanitizer, which the Public Health Agency of Canada distributed throughout the pandemic.