Policy

Groups decry ‘punitive,’ ‘coercive’ drug policies in worsening overdose crisis
Ethical concerns aside, is mandatory treatment of overdose patients even effective?
Hired and fired: Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s job offer revoked before she even started
A leaked screenshot of an internal announcement welcoming Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health to the Indigenous Wellness Core triggered an uproar from many quarters. Shortly after, her job offer was revoked.

Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear unvaccinated woman’s case for organ donation

Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a terminal disease in 2018 and was told she would not survive unless she received an organ transplant.
In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Intervention without human rights goes by many names—involuntary institutionalization, compulsory drug treatment, “coerced care,” forced abstinence or a combination of all of those terms.
Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations

Chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang says in a news release the change reflects a recent declaration by the World Health Organization that COVID-19 no longer requires a global emergency-type response.
UCP promises to allow mandatory drug treatment, open addiction and mental health beds

Danielle Smith says a United Conservative Party government would introduce a law to allow mandatory drug treatment if it’s re-elected May 29.
Alberta NDP raises concerns about ERs, primary care funding in rural hospitals

A group of Alberta doctors wrote a letter to their local paper, saying rural primary care has been inadequately funded in recent years.
Pharmacist advocates for pharmacy dispensing of psychedelics for mental illness

Manitoba pharmacist outlines a proposed framework for controlled access to select psychedelic medications for treatment of mental disorders in Canada.
The green way: Meet the doctors of CAPE

How the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment takes action.
Involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations trending upwards

Big jump in numbers may be due to difficulty accessing care earlier on.

Groups decry ‘punitive,’ ‘coercive’ drug policies in worsening overdose crisis

Hired and fired: Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s job offer revoked before she even started

Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear unvaccinated woman’s case for organ donation

In B.C., Alberta and around the world, forcing drug users into treatment is a violent policy

Nova Scotia ends public health orders for COVID-19, including mandatory vaccinations

UCP promises to allow mandatory drug treatment, open addiction and mental health beds

Alberta NDP raises concerns about ERs, primary care funding in rural hospitals

Pharmacist advocates for pharmacy dispensing of psychedelics for mental illness

The green way: Meet the doctors of CAPE

Involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations trending upwards