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Privacy and Medical Information in the Workplace
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Medical Treatment: When can I give my own consent
WebWe are in the middle of a global health crisis – the COVID-19 pandemic. With health on everyone’s mind, now is a perfect time to talk about when you can give your consent to medical treatments, without your parents’ approval.
Freedom of Movement during COVID-19
WebOn March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 – an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus – a global pandemic. With no vaccines or treatments to control the disease, the WHO asked governments “to take urgent and …
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The Constitutional Right to a Healthy Environment
Weban unprecedented cleanup and restoration effort. Collectively, these governments are spending more than $1 billion annually over a period of ten years to upgrade drinking water and sewage treatment infrastructure, improve environmental monitoring and …
The Transfer from Hospital to Continuing Care: The process
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Dispensing with a Parent’s Consent for Counselling for Children
WebWhen parents go through a separation, the effects on children can be harsh. Often, children benefit from counselling. Usually, both parents agree and provide their consent for this to occur. But occasionally, one parent will not consent. This leaves the …
The Right To Die and the Debate Surrounding Mental Illness
WebPhoto from Pexels/Pixabay. OPINION | The views expressed in this article are those of the author. Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a process where a medical professional assists an individual, at their request, in intentionally ending their life. In …
The State of Mental Health Treatment for Youth in the Justice …
WebAlberta’s youth criminal justice system is struggling to meet the demand for mental health treatment due to a lack of space in secure mental health treatment facilities. The youth criminal justice system would benefit from a more integrated approach to the …
Decriminalization of Drugs in Canada: What does it mean and how …
WebPhoto by Enric Cruz López from Pexels. There is a growing acknowledgement in Canada that drug use is a health issue and not a criminal justice problem. This is an important distinction given the way the opioid crisis is ravaging the Canadian population.
Alberta’s New Harassment Tort
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The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Migrant Farm Workers
WebDisclaimer. The information in this article was correct at time of publishing. The law may have changed since then. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of LawNow or the Centre for Public Legal …
Looking at Mental Health Courts: Should Alberta Pursue Them
WebThe case of Donald Kushniruk was a tragedy, and it was a tragedy that could have been avoided with due diligence by the proper authorities. A man with no criminal record who had committed a minor crime, which ultimately led to a sentence of just …
Drug Decriminalization: How attitudes toward drugs are changing …
WebPhoto by SHVETS production from Pexels. Attitudes toward drug use are changing. Gone are the days of “Reefer Madness” of the 1930s and “dope fiend” references finding their way into politicians’ speeches in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Legal Response in Canada to the Opioid Crisis
WebOver the past few years, there has been a profound increase in the number of deaths associated with problematic opioid use in Canada. From the beginning of 2016 to mid-2018, there have been over 10,300 opioid-related deaths. And according to …
Sexual Assault is on the Rise in Canada
WebPhoto by Polina Tankilevitch from Pexels. In August 2022, Statistics Canada reported that sexual assault is the only violent crime in Canada not declining. According to the report, the sexual assault rate in 2021 was the highest since 1996. There were more …
A Significant Human Rights Event for the Lubicon People
WebIn 1899, Treaty 8 was negotiated with several First Nations groups in Northern Alberta—North East Saskatchewan, Southwest parts of the Northwest Territories and later Eastern British Columbia—resulting in land surrender to the Crown. However, members …
What happens when someone does not comply with Alberta’s …
WebPhoto by Skitterphoto from Pexels. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act is the primary legislation governing OHS in Alberta. It also includes several regulations, each with its own role in regulating OHS: Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
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