Justice Eileen Gillese was one of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges who ruled in landmark 2003 decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Ontario. ...
Category: Health
Heard: Public education campaign needed for legal pot, health minister says
Physicians have warned that marijuana use can be harmful to young people's developing brains. ...
Head of OMA defends group after resignations and accusation of a ‘toxic climate’
Dr. Shawn Whatley says he welcomes diverse viewpoints after leaders of OMA's two biggest districts quit in protest over alleged "bullying and intimidation." ...
Happening: A public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer case
The government is "actively engaged in finalizing" an order in council that will appoint a commissioner and set out the scope of the inquiry, which will be made public once approved. ...
Privacy commissioner demands revamped health-care laws for digital age
Brian Beamish says the government must break out of its “silos” to enhance transparency and tighten privacy – especially in health care. ...
Liberals to table law creating ‘safe access zones’ around abortion clinics
The new rules would trace the path of “bubble zone” legislation rolled out in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Health minister calls PC ‘power suit paper pushers’ claim untrue
The 'power suit paper pushers' aren't technically a new level of senior management, according to the minister. ...
Health minister comes out swinging at the Ontario Medical Association’s ‘reprehensible’ tactics
The OMA is decrying the government's lack of consultation on the Patient First Act, while suggesting its members withdraw from consultations on the Patients First Act. ...
Happening: Sudbury promised $4.6M for hospital scanner project
The provincial government is funding the hospital renovations required to have a PET-CT scanner in Sudbury. ...
Ontario blowing smoke over workplace safety in mental-health care, says Smokey Thomas
OPSEU is linking underfunding of mental health care to violence on the job. ...