Stephen Lewis at Dalhousie University
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz16oP4cb9E
The talk was given at Dalhousie University last year where he said,
When one part of the human family is under siege, the privileged part of the family responds…
There’s a possibility of changing the way this world works. Or if you can’t change the world, at least altering the human condition for […]
By Brian Heal
We often teach our systems planners and policymakers the mantra that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
It is easier to provide affordable housing options for those in need rather than respond to a crises of homelessness when it arrives.
Provinces that create new jobs to support an aging population will […]
In a Supreme Court of B.C. ruling released this weekend, British Columbia Nurses’ Union v. Attorney General of British Columbia, nurses have won the latest fight against two-tier healthcare.
The British Columbia Nursing Union (BCNU) filed a suit against the provincial attorney general and Medical Services Commission for allowing the expansion of private […]
The Attorney General of New Brunswick, T.J. Burke, announced last week a suit will be launched by the province against 14 tobacco companies.
The claim? People are dying prematurely in the province due to smoking, which costs the province health dollars. Grounds have been presented of alleged misrepresentation of the hazards of tobacco smoke.
Health […]
Barbara Sibbald, Associate Editor, comments in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Ageism, or discrimination in the workplace against seniors, is a well known issue in Western societies facing an older Baby Boomer population.
But the Times Online reports a case of age discrimination against a teenager.
Toronto lawyer Gary Wise says,
As mandatory retirement laws in the West fall by the wayside, will the practice of age-discrimination against the […]
Anil K. Kapoor of The Court has an excellent piece on the recent R v. Beatty decision, expounding on the distinction between criminal and civil liability in accidents.
Mr. Beatty was charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death. He had been working in the sun all day and was driving home on a two […]
Colin Powell recently denied the harmful effects of Depleted Uranium (DU), which has been used in every major American conflict in recent years.
InformationLiberation reports,
Members of WeAreChange Ohio confronted former Secretary of State Colin Powell about the use of depleted uranium in four separate wars– including Gulf Wars I […]
Lorne Gunter of the National Post commented yesterday on the Kawacatoose First Nation proposal for a private MRI service,
For defenders of Canada’s government-monopoly health care system, there is only one goal that truly matters. And, no, despite their earnest insistences to the contrary, that goal is not the health of patients. It is the preservation […]
A new positive duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm was added to the Criminal Code in 2004 under Bill C-45.
Transpavé Inc. is the first company to be convincted under these new provisions for criminal negligence resulting in death.
Norm Keith of Gowling Lafleur Henderson has a brief report on these developments.
The scope of negligence in tort law expands and contracts over time.
One of the landmark cases in product liability, Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants, has received much criticism as a frivolous lawsuit, and has been the basis for many calls of tort reform.
Even Seinfeld mocks the case, with Kramer’s lawyer reprimanding him for using a balm […]
“Dr. Horror” Captured
An internationally wanted physician from Brampton, Ontario, was caught in Nepal last week.
Dr. Amit Kumar was wanted for harvesting organs from poor Indians, usually sold to more affluent people, including international citizens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPPxJSn_ZQ
An Ethical Debate
The Kumar incident has sparked an ethical dialogue over organ donation.
Andrew Chung of The Star states,
Some libertarians would […]
Corey Davidson, a Public Administration and Governance student at Ryerson University, shared with us some concerns about accessibility at Queen’s Park:
A Clear Message
While on a tour of Queen’s Park today, I noticed that the legislative chamber did not appear to be wheelchair friendly.When I asked the tour guide about how a wheelchair-bound MPP could […]
A study conducted at the University of Toronto tested blood levels of students there and found many of them to be surprisingly low in Vitamin D.
The CTV report states:
Among those of European origin, with lighter skin, 34 per cent had insufficient levels of vitamin D.
Among those from East Asian or Chinese descent, 85 per cent […]
Jon-Jo may know his law, but he certainly doesn’t know his infectious diseases.
That’s what this South African blogger is saying about the Justice in Barrie who has recently drawn fire for his ignorance on HIV.
Justice Jon-Jo Douglas said at a trial last November,
The HIV virus will live in a dried state for year after year […]
