The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the country in its revelation of the systemic frailties plaguing Canada’s long-term care (“LTC”) system. Individuals over the age of 70 have made up almost 90% of the country’s deaths from COVID-19, and in the first wave of the pandemic, deaths in Canadian LTC facilities accounted for 80% of the […]
On January 31, the Ontario Superior Court (“ONSC”) released its decision in Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. In the first half of this two-part post, I provided a summary of the facts of the case and analyzed the Court’s reasons on standard of review and […]
On January 31, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. In the first of this two-part post, I provide a summary of the facts of the case before analyzing the Court’s reasons on standard of review and the Applicants’ […]