2018 Fall Compendium
The fall was way too busy for us to keep up with our blog, so here is a fall compendium to make up for it. 1. An investigation committee may issue “letters of guidance” (Manitoba): The investigation committee of a…
Category Archives: Inquiry and Investigations
#MeToo
We recently attended CNAR 2018 which included a session on the implications of the #MeToo movement for professional regulators. The room was packed with attendees with some people having to stand. The session began with the presenters asking how many…
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct: Upcoming changes to professional regulation in Alberta
Apropos to our recent newsletter on #MeToo, Katrina Haymond and James Casey, Q.C. shared with us their article on Bill 21 – An Act to Protect Patients, which will amend Alberta’s Health Professions Actrespecting sexual abuse by health professionals. Bill 21 has passed…
You’re wrong but we won’t tell you why: oversight of citations
In 2016, the B.C. government “took back” the Real Estate Council of British Columbia, in part by populating the Council exclusively with government appointees, and in part by giving oversight powers to the Superintendent of Real Estate. The Superintendent received…
Moral or religious objections and professional obligations
The standards of health care colleges may provide that professionals who refuse to provide specific kinds of care based on moral or religious grounds “must” provide patients with effective referrals to other health-care providers. Such standards may be in the…