Policy

PHAC needs to immediately undertake a review of its guidance on infection prevention and control for healthcare workers and require airborne precautions for all those caring for patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19.

A new report on physician registration by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) suggests the expected physician exodus as a result of government policies has not happened. The provincial government was quick to praise the findings, but the Alberta Medical Association said that the numbers don’t reflect the bigger picture and are too early to capture physician departures.

The Liberal government taking steps toward promised changes to federal drug policy, while looking at how to reduce opioid-related deaths during the pandemic. The federal government launched a national consultation on supervised-consumption sites this week, saying they would be seeking comments from a variety of Canadians, including those who operate the sites—and those who use them.

Critics of the bill, which proposes to detain young people after they OD, say it would disproportionately impact Indigenous youth