Regulation Pro Blog

Just as Discipline Committees should accept a joint submission unless it would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, so they should not impose a

Ever since the Supreme Court of Canada in Finney v. Barreau du Québec, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 17 suggested that some forms of negligence could constitute

The Quebec Court of Appeal has limited the authority of a regulator to prevent the treatment of patients within the province by out-of-province practitioners. A

Dr. Lum is a dentist in British Columbia with a long history of complaints, some of which resulted in remediation. However, he was in good

Guilty Pleas must be voluntary, unequivocal and informed. The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed a person to withdraw his guilty plea for dangerous driving because

Public bodies struggle to draw the line between respecting the privacy of individuals and being transparent, and the line keeps moving. Take the example of

The Ontario government is attempting a new form of consultation. It is online. It permits anonymous submissions. And it looks at one sector of activity

“Not very”, says the British Columbia Court of Appeal. When a screening committee decides whether there should be restrictions on the practitioner until the discipline

A lower Alberta court disagrees with the British Columbia Court of Appeal and says regulators need empirical evidence that their rules protect the public interest.