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- 8/24/2020
Nipping it in the bud because old men cry
As we all traverse this world of social media and the spread of hate based on race, religion and sexual orientation, it remains an open question whether Canada’s compromise of balancing the right to freedom of speech with other rights, will curtail hate crimes. - 8/23/2020
Doctors: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
Are Ontario doctors better represented now than four years ago? The jury is out, and the priority shouldn’t be less democratic representation. While we know that well over 90% of doctors don’t pay any attention to medical politics, their well-being can and will be affected by the quality of how their interests are represented. - 8/20/2020
NBPA names new executive director
- 8/20/2020
Alberta's chief medical officer says her kids will return to school, but no wrong answers
Alberta's chief medical officer says her children will return to the classroom in September, but that every parent will have to weigh what's right for their family. "As a parent of school-aged children, I have decided the value of in-school learning outweighs the risks for my family,'' Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during Thursday's COVID-19 briefing. - 8/20/2020
Individualism in medicine
- 8/20/2020
Kentucky man faces $750K fine for breaking Canadian quarantine rules
A Kentucky man could face a fine of up to $750,000 or six months in jail for allegedly violating a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies in late June. John Pennington, 40, was initially given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 after staff at a Banff hotel called the RCMP saying they believed the United States citizen was violating the Alberta Public Health Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.