Poland is threatening to block a part of the EU’s trade deal with Canada because of its concerns over a planned mechanism for resolving disputes between governments and multinational companies.
The Ontario Association of Career Colleges (OACC) presented a set of recommendations to enhance the Private Career Colleges Act review to the Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, the Honourable Brad Duguid, on Thursday.
The Harper government has awarded over $20 million of its infrastructure funding to Christian colleges and universities since the launch of the Knowledge Infrastructure Program in 2009.
All of Canada's universities are publicly financed, but those in Ontario, the largest province, may soon have to make room for private competitors. That is one of the issues to be studied by a new government commission.
Two Sunnybrook doctors have lost their bid to unilaterally remove a severely brain damaged patient from life support, but they still have the option of going to a provincial tribunal to try to overrule his family’s wishes, the Supreme Court has decided.
Our angst is not limited to cases of assisted-suicide. It is rather that engaging in it alters the mission of medicine. It strikes at the very core of our beings as healers. It would leave an indelible imprint on dialogues with all patients. Our worry is anchored in the deep recognition of the vulnerability of sick persons and the power differential that exists in the doctor-patient relationship.