Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Canadians, health professionals divided on paid plasma donations
Canadians have one day left to let the government know how they feel about allowing a private company to pay citizens in exchange for their blood plasma, a controversial question that has health professionals divided on the safety and supply of the life-saving fluid.
'Free' healthcare costs average Canadian family over $11,000 a year: Fraser Institute
CALGARY | Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free healthcare, even in Canada. A typical Canadian family with two parents and two children will pay $11,320 in taxes for public health care insurance in 2013, according to the Fraser Institute.

Disabled pharmacist suing former employer for wrongful dismissal

Joseph Zorek, who worked for a pharmacy chain for 40-plus years despite having MS, alleges he was fired because of his disability
College policies highlight grey area of 'cherry picking' patients

TORONTO | Dr. Eric Stanton doesn’t believe that many—if any—doctors in Ontario purposely screen potential patients based on discriminatory criteria like age, race, gender, or medical condition and needs.
Will Ontario hospitals and healthcare union enter 'a new era' of labour negotiations?

SEIU Healthcare sends hospitals registered letters, informing them that labour negotiations will now take place on a workplace by workplace basis
Nurses demand national action on health care

The CFNU President Linda Silas and representatives of Canada's provincial nurses unions will be present in Niagara-on-the-Lake during the Council of Federation meetings this week.
Detroit Tunnel future critical for Canadian nurses

Debt-laden Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy last week, isn’t planning to sell off assets to pay back its creditors.
Nurses union files grievance

Fearing patient care will be negatively affected if layoffs continue, the United Nurses of Alberta recently filed a grievance against Alberta Health Services.
ONA requests immediate government action to stop workplace violence against nurses

The Ontario Nurses' Association is calling for a meeting with the Premier and Ministry of Health to work together with the union to develop strategies to keep nurses safe on the job.
Discounting Co-Pays: A tough sell

What do policymakers think about pharmacies discounting their fees while at the same time lobbying them for more money? I asked two of the leaders behind Ontario’s drug reforms about the controversial practice.

Canadians, health professionals divided on paid plasma donations

'Free' healthcare costs average Canadian family over $11,000 a year: Fraser Institute

Disabled pharmacist suing former employer for wrongful dismissal

College policies highlight grey area of 'cherry picking' patients

Will Ontario hospitals and healthcare union enter 'a new era' of labour negotiations?

Nurses demand national action on health care

Detroit Tunnel future critical for Canadian nurses

Nurses union files grievance

ONA requests immediate government action to stop workplace violence against nurses

Discounting Co-Pays: A tough sell