BC refutes Charter challenge of Medicare

S Mertl - 2016 - Can Med Assoc
E370 CMAJ, October 18, 2016, 188 (15) the visible face of the case. He contends provincial
laws limiting private care have resulted in rationing and long waiting lists. The alleged …

Medicare trial postponed

L Vogel - 2014 - Can Med Assoc
British Columbia's top court has postponed a constitutional challenge that may decide the
future of Medicare in Canada. Previously set for Sept. 8 this year, the trial will test whether …

Decontextualized rights: concerns regarding the Bedford section 7 framework in the health care context of the Cambie surgery center trial

K Costain - Appeal: Rev. Current L. & L. Reform, 2017 - HeinOnline
Cambie Surgery Centre, the Specialist Referral Clinic, and four individual patients
[hereafter" Cambie et al."] are challenging the constitutionality of sections 14, 17, 18, and 45 …

[HTML][HTML] Patient charters all buzz and no bite, advocates say

L Vogel - 2010 - Can Med Assoc
News says Kovacs Burns.“There are lots of international charters put out by the World Health
Organization and other groups that are respected without being legislated, so it's possible …

The parameters of a Charter compliant response to Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5

D Pothier - Canada (Attorney General), 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract The Supreme Court of Canada's remedy in Carter was a declaration of
invalidity:“Section 241 (b) and s. 14 of the Criminal Code unjustifiably infringe s. 7 of the …

Charter challenges and evidence-based decision-making in the health care system: towards a symbiotic relationship

D Greschner, CM Flood - Just Medicare: What's In, What's Out, How …, 2006 - degruyter.com
The health care system has become increasingly subject to judicial scrutiny, as patients and
providers bring court challenges under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 1 At …

[PDF][PDF] Auton and evidence-based decision-making: Medicare in the courts

D Greschner, S Lewis - Canadian Bar Review, 2003 - researchgate.net
Columbia (Attorney General) 3 poses serious risks. It is the first case in which an appellate
court upheld a lower court's decision that Charter4 rights require a provincial government to …

Misdiagnosis or Cure? Charter Review of the Health Care System

M Jackman - Just Medicare: What's In, What's Out, How We Decide …, 2006 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper discusses the potential implications of section 7 of the Canadian Charter in the
current health care reform debate, grounding its analysis in the facts and lower-court …

A successful Charter challenge to medicare? Policy options for Canadian provincial governments

CM Flood, B Thomas - Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2018 - cambridge.org
In September 2016, a case went to trial in British Columbia that seeks to test the
constitutionality of provincial laws that (1) ban private health insurance for medically …

Public health care challenged in BC court

S Mertl - 2016 - Can Med Assoc
E334 CMAJ, October 4, 2016, 188 (14) warning shot for BC and other provinces, he said.
The ruling affirmed Quebecers' right to use private medical insurance to pay for publicly …