Proposed new national standards for prescribing opioids cap the maximum daily dose at one-quarter the amount in Canada’s existing outdated guidelines but stop short of addressing alternative means of pain control, sources say.
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Medical Marijuana: What Health Care Professionals Need To Know (Barrie)
Join us for a half-day conference open to all health care professionals. Hear from our keynote speaker, Dr. Lionel Marks de Chabris, on the usage and abuse of medical marijuana, participate in a group discussion about how marijuana affects rehabilitation, and learn about the legal implications of its use.
Medical marijuana user ‘shocked’ by recall over hydrogen cyanide risk
A medical marijuana patient in Lower Sackville, N.S., said he’s worried after the marijuana he consumed for nearly a year was recalled by Health Canada because it was grown with two pesticides that, if heated, can emit hydrogen cyanide.
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Toronto police Hate Crimes Unit investigating banned ‘anti-Marxist’ newsletter
Your Ward News, which the federal government has banned Canada Post from delivering, has been investigated by Toronto police before.
Supreme Court of Canada – CPP Payments Non Deductible From Excess Insurance Policy
In British Columbia, it is well understood that CPP benefits are deductible from ICBC’s obligation to provide UMP payments. This decision likely does not change this reality as payments “to which the insured is entitled under the Canada Pension Plan” are expressly defined as a “deductible amount” in the legislation defining payable UMP benefits.
Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co. 2017-01-27 SCC Case Information: 36575
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9 Months of LAT: Statistical Analysis of Decisions to Date
Starting April 1, 2016, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) took over hearing Statutory Accident Benefits disputes. The first LAT decision was released online in July 2016. With the LAT just turning 9 months old, this post will examine the LAT decisions published online to date (or at least as of January 12, 2017).
Intact President: Auto Insurance “Difficult” for Insurers and Brokers
Auto insurance in Ontario will be “much more difficult” for carriers and brokers as the Canadian P&C industry struggles. That’s the assessment of Intact president Jean-Francois Blais, who was speaking at an event in Toronto this week.
Insurers blame contingency fees for high insurance costs – but ..
Why focus just on contingency fees, thus laying, in fact, the brunt of the blame on personal injury lawyers for high insurance costs. Insurers need to also accept responsibility for high costs. Claimants don’t want to have to hire a lawyer to get the accident benefits they’re owed but no injured party gets through the auto insurance dispute resolution system successfully unless they hire a lawyer.
Honest, objective medical opinions needed for a strong case
In Mamado v. Fridson, 2016 ONSC 4080 (CanLII), Ontario Superior Court Justice Deena Baltman found “serious flaws” in the testimony of two expert medical witnesses for the defendant.