Vavilov and our 2019 Professional Regulation Round-up
Here is a quick recap of significant developments in professional regulation in 2019, starting...
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CBA Health Law Presentation
On October 23, 2019, Lisa C. Fong and Lauren Riva presented to the CBABC...
Read MoreCanadian Network of Agencies for Regulation (CNAR) 2019
CNAR held its 2019 conference in Quebec on October 28-30, 2019. Lisa C. Fong...
Read MoreMedically-assisted dying and the role of professional regulators
As described in a recent Globe and Mail article (here), the College of Physicians...
Read More“In the modern day, not everything is purchased by going to a store…”
“In the modern day, not everything is purchased by going to a store…” This...
Read MoreWhen is an activity within the scope of a restricted practice?
One of the more challenging issues that professional regulators can face in protecting the...
Read MoreUpdate on medical assistance in dying (previously physician-assisted death): Bill C-14
[updated to May 23, 2016] On April 14, 2016, the federal government tabled Bill...
Read MoreUpdate on Physician-Assisted Death
As discussed in our previous blog posts, the Supreme Court of Canada declared, on...
Read More2015 health law roundup
2015 saw a plethora of significant developments in health law and policy. From these...
Read MoreProfessional Regulation and Traditional Aboriginal Healing
On June 1, 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its report on the...
Read MoreA challenge to a policy that physicians provide referrals despite objecting to a service based on conscience or religion
On March 24, 2015, two Christian groups, and several physicians, filed a challenge to...
Read MoreCriminal law ban against physician-assisted suicide
The SCC has found the Criminal Code provision prohibiting physician-assisted suicide unconstitutional, due to...
Read MoreCriminal law and when a fetus is a child
If you attended our CBA Health Law presentation on notable cases in 2012, you...
Read More2012 Health Law Case Roundup
Health law cases in 2012 can be characterized by a number of significant cases...
Read MoreLaw criminalizing physician-assisted suicide is unconstitutional
In a lengthy but well-crafted judgment, the BC Supreme Court found that criminal laws...
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