CPSO Strategic Planning – Public & Organizations Survey
Online survey: What should the CPSO start doing, stop doing, and continue doing to be more effective at medical regulation. Take part today! Feedback deadline: Dec 7.
The CPSO is in the process of developing a new strategic plan. A strategic plan is a roadmap that provides direction and aligns the day-to-day activities of the organization to its most important priorities. CPSO has engaged the consulting firm OPTIMUS | SBR to support this process. Feedback from the general public and other stakeholders is an important input into the planning process, and we are seeking your participation in the following survey. It should only take you 15 minutes to complete.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CPSO_StrategicPlanning_PublicandOrganizations
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More Ontario auto insurers named in $1B legal action over allegedly withheld HST
A total of 11 Ontario auto insurers have now been named in proposed class-action lawsuits alleging they short-changed accident victims by ignoring rules surrounding the payment of sales tax.
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Judge charges Ontario is breaching its constitutional duty; courtroom crunch thwarts timely trials, access to justice
A senior judge’s scathing public denunciation of successive Ontario governments’ failure to provide enough courtrooms in Peel Region could be a sign of things to come as judicial leaders across Canada struggle to combat court delays traceable to government-imposed budgetary restrictions that often leave the judicial branch unable to deliver efficient and accessible justice to the public.
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Killer drunk driver Marco Muzzo ‘intentionally failed to disclose’ evidence of alcohol misuse, parole board says in written decision
Killer drunk driver Marco Muzzo “sabotaged” his progress in prison by underestimating his issues with alcohol, a parole board panel said in its ruling denying him day and full parole, released Tuesday.
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Confusion about municipal obligations emerges
Two decisions of the Court of Appeal released earlier this fall on the same day appear to be causing confusion about the extent of the legal obligations of municipalities to reduce the risk of automobile accidents at intersections.
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Region lags in hip and knee replacement wait times, provincial report says
The regional agency that allocates health-care dollars across much of the region ranks worst in the province for completing hip replacement surgeries within target wait times and second last when it comes to completing knee replacement procedures within provincially mandated timeframes, according to Health Quality Ontario’s newly released 2018 annual report.
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How the Ontario Disability Support Program can make it tough to find — and hold down — a job
Christina Anderson often has to take time off work. Her spina bifida means she requires regular CT scans, MRIs, and X-rays, and frequent appointments with specialists. And those screenings can lead to even more time out of the office: the benign tumour that developed in one of her salivary glands was likely caused by radiation.
