Addressing the Critical Questions

·         How does Canadian Medicare address – fail to address – the critical issue of access to health care services and treatments?

·         How is regulation delegated from the provincial governments to the professional associations?

·         What is the state of the law in Quebec relating to medical liability?

·         What distinguishes clinical practice from biomedical research?

·         How does and should Canada regulate reproduction, including contraception, abortion, non-consensual sterilization, and wrongful births and conception claims?

·         How does mental health law operate in Canada?

·         Has the informed consent doctrine changed patients’ role in decision-making?

·         Does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms provide for a right to informational privacy in the health care context?

·         How does the law govern assisted suicide?

Four Brand-New Chapters

·         Regulation of Pharmaceuticals in Canada – Is “smart” regulation a friend or foe of the “public” interest?

·         Public Health – What are the limits of personal freedom and responsibility, and the role of government when dealing with issues in public health law?

·         Emerging Health Technologies – When is it appropriate for the government to pass laws that may restrict academic research into genetics, Radio Frequency Identification, stem cells, and nanomedicine?

·         Charter Challenges – When can fiscal constraints justify limits on constitutionally protected rights and freedoms – and when should courts defer to government policy choices?