“You can find out more about the safety record of a kitchen appliance than you can find out about your physicians,” said Robert Oshel, former associate director for research and disputes at the National Practitioner Data Bank, an American clearing house containing information on malpractice payments and disciplinary actions that is not available to the public. “It’s a real problem.” 

http://projects.thestar.com/ doctor-discipline/

http://www.cpso.on.ca/DoctorDe tails/Stefan-Joseph-Konasiewic z/0047021-60999

Accident benefits claims arising from the April 23 tragedy in north Toronto could cost insurers millions of dollars, an insurance lawyer suggested Thursday.

https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/claims/countless-accident-benefits-claims-will-arise-toronto-van-attack-1004130964/

In March 2017, an Ontario Divisional Court ruling had sharp words for the province’s Ministry of the Attorney General over issues with its assessments office. A year later, another case has surfaced critiquing the assessments office and suggesting a review is needed about the way the process is done.  In the most recent ruling — released this month — Ontario Superior Court Justice Patrick Monahan said the government should conduct a review of the process for assessing lawyers’ accounts because of delays that are undermining public confidence in the administration of justice.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/author/gabrielle-giroday/assessments-mess-15586/

Denying journalists access to Ontario tribunal records is an unconstitutional “infringement” of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms that the Attorney General of Ontario has failed to justify, a sweeping court decision prompted by a Toronto Star challenge has concluded.

https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2018/04/27/court-finds-tribunal-secrecy-unconstitutional-in-response-to-star-challenge.html

It’s 2018 and the Downsview community still pays some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country.

I raised the issue of auto insurance company discrimination towards our community as far back as 2012 when I co-hosted a crowded town hall meeting with Ontario NDP leader, Andrea Horwath. Local residents were angry about sky-high premiums and a lack of government action on this important issue.

https://www.downsviewadvocate.ca/2018/04/community-deserves-fair-auto-insurance/