FAIR on The Agenda’s This Week in Review
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Drivers are killing more pedestrians in Canada every year. Here’s why: Michael’s essay
Last year, they killed more pedestrians and cyclists than died in the dreadful SARS epidemic of 2003. Many of those killed are seniors. The city responded to what is truly a life and death crisis by erecting small yellow signs which read: Seniors Safety Zone: Drive Slowly. One more piece of city signage for drivers to ignore as they race to the next red light.
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Ontario – where you really don’t want to have a fender bender
Imagine a land where drivers pay 55 per cent more for auto insurance than other drivers in Canada, a land where an insurance company may not cover you because of the city you live in, a land where your automobile insurance premiums aren’t based on your driving record but your postal code.
https://www.northernsentinel.com/opinion/ontario-where-you-really-dont-want-to-have-a-fender-bender/
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Attending an Independent Medical Exam (IME)
At one point or another throughout your recovery, you will be asked to attend an Independent Medical Exam which is better known as an (IME) or as some of us call it… “an insurance medical exam.” You will find yourself asking the same question I did when I was first asked to attend one. I found myself wondering what this exam was and why I was being asked to attend. In my case, I was the plaintiff and the request came from the defence lawyer. It was the defence’s turn to have me examined by their doctor so they could determine the extent of my disabilities.
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ICBC heading for another billion-dollar loss; CEO cites injury claims, legal battles
B.C.’s motor-vehicle insurance provider continues to bleed money, with new numbers showing Insurance Corp. of B.C. posted a net loss of $860 million in the first nine months of its fiscal year, putting it on track to lose $1.18 billion for the full year.
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Ontario proposal to cap psychotherapy panned by mental health docs
Doctors are gearing up to battle the provincial government’s proposal to cap psychotherapy treatment and cleave their pay in a move the Ontario Medical Association says would see the neediest mental health patients suffer most.
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Levels of Injury
Vertebrae are grouped into sections. The higher the injury on the spinal cord, the more dysfunction can occur.
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Planning to retire on a low income:What you need to know