Author Archives: Lorian Hardcastle

About Lorian Hardcastle

J.D. (Dalhousie), LL.M. and S.J.D. (Toronto). Assistant Professor. Please click here for more information.

Recent Health System Reforms: Sustainability Measures or a Push to Privatization?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Lorian Hardcastle

By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Recent Health System Reforms: Sustainability Measures or a Push to Privatization? Matter Commented On: Recent health policy changes in Alberta Health care costs are undoubtedly a pressing policy issue, with Alberta spending an estimated $7658 … Continue reading →

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Canadian Women Still Struggling with Access to Reproductive Care

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Lorian Hardcastle

By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Canadian Women Still Struggling with Access to Reproductive Care Matter Commented On: Federal and provincial barriers to medical abortion Fifty years after Henry Morgentaler disregarded restrictive federal laws that limited access to abortion and opened … Continue reading →

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Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health?

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Lorian Hardcastle

By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health? Matter Commented On: Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers Opioid-related deaths and injuries are a critical public health issue, with one Canadian dying every two hours due to … Continue reading →

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Canadian Cannabis Regulation Part II: Edibles, Extracts, and Topicals

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Lorian Hardcastle

By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Canadian Cannabis Regulation Part II: Edibles, Extracts, and Topicals Legislation Commented On: Cannabis Regulations, SOR/2018-144 In October 2018, the federal government legalized the sale and possession of recreational dried cannabis, cannabis oil, and fresh cannabis, plants, and … Continue reading →

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Pharmacare…Long Overdue

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Lorian Hardcastle

By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Pharmacare…Long Overdue Matter Commented On: Interim report from the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare Canadian Medicare has traditionally focused on hospital and physician services due, in large part, to the fact that … Continue reading →

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