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.
A Health Department spokesperson says the consulting firm acknowledged the citations were wrong, but it stands by its 526-page staffing plan for the province’s health sector.
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.
Federations in Quebec representing medical specialists and residents, along with the association representing pharmacy owners, have also filed their own legal challenges against the law.
The committee’s report, released Friday, says the federal government should create the list and provide funding to ensure all Canadians can get essential medication at no cost.
