The adjuvant used is squalene based and has been used in the UK since 1997 with over 22 million doses given. The use of adjuvants is not new in Canada just in the flu shot. Meningitis and pneumonia vaccines have been using adjuvants in Canada for years.
Link to a CTV News question and answer report on the vaccine.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...725?hub=Health
Another link from the Globe and Mail with Canada's chief health officer stating that the vaccine does NOT contain a live virus as some sources have been stating.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1336764/