A lack of procedural safeguards can lead to overly broad, disproportionate and unreasonable exercises of power in public decision making—including hospitals.
Attorney General Niki Sharma says the province is the first Canadian jurisdiction to sue makers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS chemicals.
The prices charged by Ontario company Canadian Health Labs under its contract with Vitalité were described as exorbitant by Health Minister Bruce Fitch.
Dr. Victoria Lee, the CEO of the Fraser Health authority, says Surrey hospital conducts 42,000 dialysis treatments a year and the new beds will expand that number to 65,000.
