An opposition bill proposes to make organ and tissue donation a procedure to opt out of while still alive rather than the current system that allows the living to opt in to donating organs upon death.
A pioneering Nova Scotia program that provides patients with basic psychiatric diagnoses is winning praise for slashing wait times for some people struggling to get help.
Opposition NDP critic Sarah Hoffman says it’s another example of the health minister consolidating control in her office instead of focusing on improving healthcare, and it appears no unions were consulted in the process.
Saskatchewan’s official opposition has moved an emergency motion that would ban the practice of using virtual doctors for patients giving birth or experiencing a life-threatening emergency.
Ontario is set to study how it can introduce involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in the correctional system, one of a slate of measures the government is planning as part of—or associated with—a large justice bill tabled Thursday.
The announcement of the fundraiser was held primarily over Zoom on Wednesday afternoon, where the group was joined by Dr. Paul Parks, Dr. Esther Tailfeathers and Dr. Joe Vipond, among others.
