Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

A difficult era for Alberta FPs and why Bill 13 is the reset we needed.

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Tracy Fisher, president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, says drugs for animals—from cats and dogs to sheep and cattle—are becoming increasingly unavailable.

Jeremy Kalicum continued his testimony in a constitutional challenge to Canada’s drug laws in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Unilateral action against doctors has toppled governments and damaged health systems before—and Quebec now risks repeating the same costly mistakes.

The B.C. government has tabled changes to the Mental Health Act, which it says will reduce the legal exposure of healthcare workers, who deliver involuntary care to patients held under the law.

Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing the recommendations it received early last month.

With Alberta set to curtail how regulatory bodies can discipline its members for ‘expressive conduct,’ the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta says it is reviewing the implications of the new legislation.