Category Archives: COVID-19
Haste Makes Waste: Amending the Public Health Act
By: Lorian Hardcastle and Shaun Fluker Bill Commented On: Bill 6, Public Health Amendment Act, 2023, 1st Sess, 31st Leg, Alberta, 2021 (first reading 2 November 2023) PDF Version: Haste Makes Waste: Amending the Public Health Act If there is one … Continue reading
The Next Chapter in the Role of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health
By: Lorian Hardcastle Legislation and Cases Commented on: Public Health Act, RSA 2000, c P-37; CM v Alberta, 2022 ABKB 716 (CanLII); Ingram v Alberta (Chief Medical Officer of Health), 2023 ABKB 453 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Next Chapter in … Continue reading
E. coli and the Public Health Act (Alberta)
By: Shaun Fluker and Lorian Hardcastle Legislation commented on: Public Health Act, RSA 2000, c P-37; Communicable Diseases Regulation, Alta Reg 238/1985; Food Regulation, Alta Reg 31/2006 PDF Version: E. coli and the Public Health Act (Alberta) The beleaguered public health … Continue reading
Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta is the Chief Medical Officer of Health
By: Lorian Hardcastle and Shaun Fluker Decision commented on: CM v Alberta, 2022 ABKB 716 (See here for the decision, which was not on CanLII as of the date of writing) PDF Version: Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 … Continue reading
For the Record: Who Makes COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta?
By: Shaun Fluker and Lorian Hardcastle Decisions commented on: CM v Alberta, 2022 ABQB 462 (CanLII); CM v Alberta, 2022 ABQB 357 (CanLII) PDF Version: For the Record: Who Makes COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta? In an effort to … Continue reading