Category Archives: Health Law

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

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

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?

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

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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Engaging the Criminal Justice System Through JH v Alberta Health Services

By: Lisa Silver PDF Version: Engaging the Criminal Justice System Through JH v Alberta Health Services Case Commented On: JH v Alberta Health Services, 2019 ABQB 540 (Can LII) We often assume the contours of the criminal justice system are clearly … Continue reading

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