Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief
The head of the Ottawa police says "all options are on the table'' when it comes to ending an ongoing—and potentially resurging—anti-vaccine mandate protest that some local councillors are now calling an "occupation'' of the capital city.
Commons ethics committee wants PHAC's plans for cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
The House of Commons ethics committee has called for a halt to the Public Health Agency of Canada's plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones as a way to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saskatchewan premier says he will remove vaccine mandate, but won't commit to a date

Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination against COVID-19 has run its course, but he wouldn't commit Monday to removing the requirement before the public health order expires at the end of the month.
Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'

Finance Minister Eric Girard had prepared a bill to tax Quebecers who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 without a medical reason, Legault said, but the legislation will not be tabled.
Schedule I and II natural health products removed from national drug schedules

Final two Natural Health Products, ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, will be delisted in early 2024.
'We are not intimidated,' Trudeau says as convoy continues to gridlock Ottawa

Speaking to Canadians from isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 Monday, Trudeau said "freedom of expression, assembly and association are cornerstones of democracy.''
Alberta nurses ratify contract that includes 4.25% wage increase over 4 years

Alberta's nurses have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, closing the book on what the union calls some of the most contentious and bruising negotiations in its history.
Ont. Liberal Leader calls on Ford gov't to require vax passport to enter LCBO, cannabis shops

Del Duca echoes a similar call from NDP Leader Andrea Horwath made earlier in the week.
32-month suspension: Pharmacy owner pays the price for more than $1 million in false claims

Toronto pharmacist Shani-Abbas Siwani must also pay $15,000 in hearing costs and notify employers for five years about his discipline record.
You can run but you can't campaign: New OMA election rules not winning votes with some doctors

One candidate for director–Dr. Alykhan Abdulla–withdrew just two days after the election opened on January 10.

'All options on the table' to end protest ensnaring Ottawa, says police chief

Commons ethics committee wants PHAC's plans for cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns

Saskatchewan premier says he will remove vaccine mandate, but won't commit to a date

Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'

Schedule I and II natural health products removed from national drug schedules

'We are not intimidated,' Trudeau says as convoy continues to gridlock Ottawa

Alberta nurses ratify contract that includes 4.25% wage increase over 4 years

Ont. Liberal Leader calls on Ford gov't to require vax passport to enter LCBO, cannabis shops

32-month suspension: Pharmacy owner pays the price for more than $1 million in false claims

You can run but you can't campaign: New OMA election rules not winning votes with some doctors