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Did you know that the Bursaries for Postsecondary Studies in French as a Second Language (FSL) Program aims to encourage young Canadians whose first official spoken language is English to study in French? Its goal: To help students entering their first year of college or university to perfect their bilingualism while studying in their field of interest. It is not mandatory to study French per se, but to be registered in a program in which at least 50% of courses and related activities are offered in French. These non-renewable bursaries, each worth $3,000, are available in many colleges and universities across Canada.
As Parliament discusses Bill C-7’s expansion of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Act, one issue has been conspicuously absent from public debate, even though it has major implications for medicine and for patients: the impact of the bill on the role of the medical profession in determining the standard of care, as it applies to MAiD.
The government introduced Bill C-7 in response to the decision of Quebec Superior Court Justice Christine Beaudouin (in the
Truchon case), who ruled unconstitutional the current law’s limiting of MAiD to those whose natural death is “reasonably foreseeable”.
Bill C-7 addresses Justice Beaudouin’s finding which in our opinion should have been appealed instead by introducing a second track of access to MAiD for people with chronic illness or disability whose death is
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 14, 2020 /CNW/ - The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Elliot H. Leven, Deputy Chief Commissioner at the Residential Tenancies Commission of Manitoba in Winnipeg, is appointed a puisne Judge of Her Majesty s Court of Queen s Bench for Manitoba. Mr. Justice Leven replaces Mr. Justice R.G. Cummings (Brandon), who elected to resign effective September 1, 2020.