Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

In a news release, Health Minister John Dornan says the legislation would end a contract for travel nurses between the francophone Vitalité Health Network and Ontario-based Canadian Health Labs.

The statement claims Athana Mentzelopoulos was ‘either unable or unwilling to carry out the mandate imposed by the province to decentralize care away from AHS.’

The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta’s health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes.

A bill now before the legislature would give the provincial cabinet the power to spell out specific sites for detention such as hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

The Opposition B.C. Conservatives say the proposal by caucus chair Jody Toor is the first private member’s bill to pass second reading with unanimous support in a recorded vote in 43 years.

Two LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are seeking a court injunction that would suspend the law while the court decides its constitutionality.

Dr. Ghassen Soufi on the Quebec government’s plan to force medical students and residents to practice within the Quebec public system after the end of their studies.

The guidelines update how PMPRB staff would flag and review drugs with prices deemed ‘too high.’