Eric Gottardi had been on his feet for about 10 minutes in front of the nine justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, talking about his client and trial delays, when Justice Michael Moldaver posed a question.
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“Anyone having a work related injury, do not go to WSIB’s clinic”
The following is a post from a reader, Sabina, in response to Alec Caldwell’s several posts alleging that the WSIB is on a “claims denial binge.” Recently, we have read many posts on our site from people who say that WSIB-affiliated doctors and clinics have unfairly minimized their injuries. Sabina’s more-or-less clearly implied allegations of conflict-of-interest here, on the Altum Clinic’s part, have not been substantiated or investigated. Given the legal confidentiality of patient records, they will undoubtedly remain so.
Why Health Professionals Need Independent Supervision
Who protects the public when health professionals are either incompetent or engage in wrong doing?
In a number of earlier blog posts, I pointed out that medical treatment is not always ideal. For example, often those with schizophrenia get worse health care than others and die at a significantly earlier age.
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Pilot project to introduce a basic income in Ontario gets strong public support
A proposed provincial pilot project to give some people struggling on poverty-level welfare payments and low-wage jobs a basic income with no strings attached, received a thumbs-up during recent online and public consultations.
Show me the money: Getting paid in private practice
Canada has universal health care but not universal “rehab” care, and our society has yet to realize this and recognize the difference.
New OSAP rules mean ‘free’ tuition for mature students
Students applying to college and university for the September 2017 semester will be the first to benefit from the new OSAP. Last year, Ontario announced that it would be revamping financial assistance to make college and university more affordable for students, with some even being eligible for “free” tuition.
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A year of the LAT: The downside
A year on from the launch of the Licence Appeals Tribunal (LAT) process for accident benefits matters, Ottawa personal injury lawyer Najma Rashid has mixed opinions on what she’s seen so far.
Judge’s gatekeeper role complex when trial involves self-reps
Judges play an important role as “gatekeepers” who consider the admissibility of evidence based upon a complex and sometimes confusing set of evidentiary rules that even many lawyers do not understand — a situation that can become more problematic when a trial involves self-represented litigants, Toronto family lawyer Gary Joseph writes in The Lawyer’s Daily.
Danger Signs: Five activities generally not covered by your LAWPRO policy
On occasion, lawyers have engaged in activities that have made them front-page news, subject to embarrassment and possibly lawsuits or discipline complaints. Not only can this kind of attention be bad for a lawyer’s reputation, it can also damage or even destroy client relationships.
Disabled worker wins discrimination claim after being denied coverage for medical marijuana
In a decision issued on Jan. 30, 2017, a Board of Inquiry of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission concluded that a union insurance fund had discriminated against a disabled claimant when it denied his claim for medical marijuana.