Exhibit
      99.8


kpmg**KPMG**LLP**Chartered
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 **Consent
                      of Independent Registered Public Accounting
                      Firm**
   The
            Board of Directors of YM BioSciences Inc.:
 
 We
            consent to the inclusion in this annual report on Form 40-F of our audit
            report
            dated September 20, 2007 on the consolidated balance sheets of YM BioSciences
            Inc. (“the Company”) as at June 30, 2007 and 2006 and the consolidated
            statements of operations and deficit accumulated during the development
            stage
            and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
            30,
            2007 and for the period from inception on August 17, 1994 to June 30,
            2007 and
            our Comments by Auditors for United States Readers on Canada-United States
            Reporting Differences dated September 20, 2007 which are contained in
            this
            annual report on Form 40-F of the Company for the fiscal year ended June
            30,
            2007.
 
 We
            also consent to the incorporation by reference of the above mentioned
            reports in
            the registration statement (No. 333-134410) on Form S-8, the registration
            statement (No. 333-120153) on Form F-3, and the registration statement
            (No.
            333-131250) on Form F-10 of YM BioSciences Inc. of our reports dated
            September
            20, 2007, which reports appear in the June 30, 2007 annual report on
            Form 40-F
            of YM BioSciences Inc.
  
 Chartered
          Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
 Toronto,
            Canada
  September
            20, 2007


kpmg**KPMG**LLP**Chartered
                Accountants**
              Telephone(416)
                  228-7000Yonge
                Corporate Centre
              Telefax(416)
                  228-71234100
                Yonge
                Street, Suite 200
              www.kpmg.caNorth
                York, ON
                M2P 2H3
  
   **COMMENTS
        BY AUDITORS FOR US READERS ON CANADA - US REPORTING
        DIFFERENCES**
   In
        the
        United States, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of an
        explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial
        statements are affected by conditions and events that cast substantial doubt
        on
        the company's ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described
        in
        note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Our report to the
        shareholders dated September 20, 2007****is expressed in
        accordance with Canadian reporting standards, which do not permit a reference
        to
        such events and conditions in the auditors' report when these are adequately
        disclosed in the financial statements.
  KPMG Signature
 
  Chartered
        Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
   Toronto,
        Canada
 September
        20, 2007