Law

According to the lawsuit, the woman was admitted to the hospital for medical treatment and a formal discharge order was issued Oct. 6 after it was determined that she no longer needed acute care services.

The national association said the case could have ‘impacts far beyond the issues at play in Saskatchewan.’

Donald Sturgeon was the Interior Health authority’s executive director of medical affairs, but was fired in November 2021 due to his refusal to be vaccinated.

The Privacy Commissioner’s office said the medical centre should have conducted an assessment for environmental risk to the records and failed to properly notify patients.

Late last year, the Alberta government passed Bill 11, allowing physicians to work both in the public system and the private system as a way to alleviate pressure on the public system and reduce wait times.

The Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice said an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 individuals have been sterilized in Canada without proper consent—some as recently as last year.

DAVID, an acronym for Digital Attorney for Victim Injury Disputes, can generate what could be the outcome of a civil claim after a personal injury incident.

The sitting comes just days after Premier Danielle Smith announced a fall referendum on new immigration policies and as a petition seeking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada circulates.