Who pays for assisted death drugs in Canada
Canada faces questions over payment for lethal drugs used in medical assistance in dying. Provinces like Quebec and Ontario have begun covering costs, with Alberta planning to apply the Canada Health Act rules. private insurers are evaluating coverage and pharmacy dispensing implications.
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Toronto
Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Vancouver
Ellen Wiebe
Wiebe
B.C
Quebec
Ontario
Eric Hoskins
Hoskins
Alberta
High Court
Sarah Hoffman
Edmonton
Hoffman
Blue Cross
Supreme Court
Joan Weir
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
Weir
Association
NDP urges decriminalize before legalizing marijuana
The New Democrats push an opposition day motion to decriminalize simple possession immediately and avoid criminal records as the Liberal government plans legalization in spring 2017. Murray Rankin argues enforcement is inconsistent and unfair while Trudeau defends legalization.
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New Democrats
Justin Trudeau
NDP
House of Commons
New Democrat
Murray Rankin
Rankin
Jody Wilson-Raybould
Public Prosecutions Act
Jane Philpott
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Philpott
Trudeau
Provincial advocate cites diabetic teen death as welfare failure
BC child advocate Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond argues the Alberta death of a 15 year old with untreated diabetes reveals gaps in inter provincial child welfare. She calls for national systems and real time data sharing to prevent vulnerable kids from slipping through cracks.
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British Columbia
Alberta
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Turpel-Lafond
Charlene Beck
RCMP
B.C
Radita
Alexandra
Canada
Saskatchewan
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