Justice committee  I will just speak to my past professional life as a nurse. I started working at the Hospital for Sick Children, and I can assure you that children die. At that time we had very little access to palliative care, and years after I left, I saw both to my delight and sinking heart th

Justice committee  Just as an example, I've tried to bring the following to light as I've discussed with nurses and others. Would it be a rule, for example in Alberta Health Services, which is probably the largest regional health authority in the country, that people receiving medical assistance in

Justice committee  Our recommendation is to remove it. The processes that govern this area, whether in the civil courts or regulatory bodies through their own discipline, are already seized of that.

Justice committee  My name is Elaine Borg. I'm a nurse and lawyer. I work for the Canadian Nurses Protective Society. CNPS is a national not-for-profit organization. It's a legal defence fund for registered nurses and nurse practitioners. Our focus, as you'll see in our written submission to you, i