Articles

A review of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in R. v. Quesnelle and its impact on the protections provided to complainants/witnesses in respect of police occurrence reports and the reporting of sexual offences by persons with mental illness with prior police contact.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent move to grant leave to appeal the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s decision in Carter v. Canada highlights a continuing debate in our society: how should we deal with end-of-life issues, especially physician assisted suicide?

In 2013, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care considered and ultimately rejected the notion of self-regulation for dental assistants. This article discusses the process followed by the MOHLTC in determining if a health profession should be regulated and to review the decision with regard to dental assistants.

In October, a group of physiotherapy clinics lost their bid to stop the Ministry of Health's changes to the way private clinics bill OHIP for physiotherapy services. The Ministry is now seeking to recover from the select clinics it claims were over-charging under the past funding regime.

Battles have been won, but the war isn't over. As Insite marks its first decade, storm clouds are gathering again in the form of the Respect for Communities Act.

BC Court of Appeal finds the Criminal Code prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide are constitutional. The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Rodriguez is still valid law. Appeal has been filed with the Supreme Court of Canada.

A review of the Supreme Court of Canada's split decision in the case of Cuthbertson v. Rasouli

This article summarizes the "Is Genetics Reshaping the Physician's Duty to Patients?" event put on by the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto. Recent advances in genetic techniques and their implications for legal and ethical issues were discussed.

HPRAC recently provided advice to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care regarding the regulation of Physician Assistants. HPRAC recommended against regulating the profession and proposed, instead, that a simple registry be created and managed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

This article is a case brief of Pratten v. British Columbia (Attorney General), B.C. Court of Appeal, November 2012, regarding access to health information.