Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Advocacy groups raise alarm over the possibility of hospital charges for patients to force them to consent to go to long-term care homes not of their choosing.

Hospitalizations jumped more than two and a half times immediately after Canada green-lit recreational use of dried cannabis flower in October 2018.

Passed in November 2019, the bill gave the Health Minister, at the time Tyler Shandro, the power to tear up the province's agreement with doctors along with any future agreements.

Some experts say there is medical value to several substances that have been otherwise caught up in the the 'war on drugs.'

B.C. doctors can charge 'block fees' under specific circumstances.

If we look to other predecessors of blended healthcare systems for answers, Dr. Charles Shaver says yes—and more efficiently.

Training was seen as a barrier to access methadone for pain management.

NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck criticized the delivery of out-of-province care, saying it would allow people to jump the line, which goes against the principles of the Canadian healthcare system.