Category Archives: Health Law
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
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
Private Health Care and the Law Part 3: Not the Anticipated Conclusion but Still Not a Loss for Public Health Care
By: Kate Perala and Lorian Hardcastle Decision commented on: Cambie Surgeries Corporation, et al v Attorney General of British Columbia, et al, 2023 CanLII 26745 PDF Version: Private Health Care and the Law Part 3: Not the Anticipated Conclusion but … 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
Proposed Amendments to the Public Health Act Confirm (Retroactively?) the Validity of the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s COVID-19 Legislation
By: Shaun Fluker and Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Proposed Amendments to the Public Health Act Confirm (Retroactively?) the Validity of the Chief Medical Officer of Health’s COVID-19 Legislation Bill Commented On: Bill 66, Public Health Amendment Act, 2021, 2nd Sess, … Continue reading
