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- 6/28/2020
OPA announces new initiatives at first-ever virtual annual general meeting
The OPA announced the formation of a new diversity task force and consultations to develop its next three-year plan - 6/28/2020
Quebec GPs appeal court ruling against charging patients for uninsured services
The Superior Court had ruled that doctors cannot charge patients for a range of services because many are related to insured services - 6/28/2020
Tories ask auditor general to probe 'outsourcing' of $900M student aid program
The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request is contained in a letter sent to Auditor General Karen Hogan on Sunday in which the Tories argue that "outsourcing'' the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity undermines Parliament's ability to monitor the aid program. - 6/28/2020
Five more test positive in COVID-19 outbreak tied to Kingston, Ont., nail salons
Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak related to a nail salon in Kingston, Ont., including an employee at another salon. The Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health unit said on Monday that a total of 27 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus are linked to Binh's Nail and Spa. - 6/27/2020
Canada's mistakes during the pandemic
- 6/27/2020
Canada commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion
Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's neediest people. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser—this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that raised almost $9.5 billion in pledges. - 6/25/2020
Past presidents call on Canadian Psychiatry Association to withdraw position statement on MAiD
In a 2016 survey, just 30% of CPA members supported MAiD for mental illness and the authors of the letter contend members weren't consulted on the statement