Author: Rebecca Durcan

When is a Complaint Serious?

Most bodies that screen complaints use a variation of a two-part test in determining whether a discipline hearing is indicated: Is the complaint serious enough

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Making Charter Values Explicit

A recent case about French-language education in the Northwest Territories has direct and significant implications for professional regulators. In Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du

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Deference and Decision Writing

When a medical regulator imposes restrictions on the registration of an anesthesiologist following adverse events, including concerns about inattention to patients and possible fabrication of

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Altering the Allegations

Once a matter has been referred to discipline, how much leeway does the regulator have to reword the allegations? That issue arose in Moodley v.

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The Other Side of Lauzon

Most of the attention in media and legal circles about the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in the Lauzon case will focus on the concept of judicial

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Disqualifying a Board Member

As the “culture wars” become more frequent in Canada, regulatory Boards (sometimes called Councils) will not be immune from challenges to its authority. Difficult decisions

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