Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

LETTER: Threatening to leave may not be best option
Remote dispensing firm bankrupt

Just a year after the Ontario government gave the green light to remote dispensing machines, the fate of the controversial technology is up in the air with the bankruptcy of PharmaTrust.
EDITORIAL: Time for Ontario to return to the table
OMA seeks court action against Ontario over fee cuts

TORONTO | The Ontario Medical Association wants to take the provincial government to court for its negotiation tactics during the ongoing fee fight.
After tumultuous year, B.C.'s doctors receive small fee increases in new tentative deal

BCMA recommends members approve package with 0.5% annual fee increases
Drug reform spreads across the country
Pushing for transparency over tradition, B.C. MDs shake up the BCMA

Democratic-focused duo aims big and gets (nearly) everything
Nurses join federal budget protest

RNAO joins hundreds of organizations in showing their disapproval of federal budget legislation that it says will gut environmental protections and harm Canadians' health.

How federal retirement benefits factor into your plans