The public interest in health regulators eliminating sexual abuse by registrants may in some cases outweigh the individual interests of sexual abuse victims who refuse to voluntarily participate in investigations or discipline hearings. The Ontario Divisional Court applied that rationale…
As described in a recent Globe and Mail article (here), the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (the “College”) recently dismissed a complaint against a physician, Dr. Wiebe, who provided medically-assisted dying (“MAiD”) to an elderly patient and resident…
A Manitoba court recently granted the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (the “College”) an interim injunction restraining a non-practising member, Mr. Jorgenson, from publishing defamatory statements about staff, council members and committee members of the College. The court enjoined Mr.…
The B.C. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (“TCM”) unsuccessfully sought a finding of contempt on the basis of unauthorized practice, in a case where a College investigation yielded a large amount of circumstantial evidence, but no direct evidence of TCM…
The extent to which registrants may rely on processes set out in inquiry and discipline committee process or procedural manuals was addressed by the Ontario Divisional Court, where a registrant sought to challenge disciplinary processes, based on a procedure set…