Health Law Update
Bills
No new bills of interest.
The House will resume on February 16, 2021.
Regulations
No new and approved regulations of interest.
Government News
Ontario Expands Case and Contact Management Workforce
Ontario to Vaccinate up to 8.5 Million People in Phase Two
Ontario Declares Second Provincial Emergency to Address COVID-19 Crisis and Save Lives
Ontario Supports Management Agreement Between Unity Health Toronto and Copernicus Lodge
Ontario Supports the Redevelopment of the Bowmanville Hospital
Ontario Continues to Support Employers and Workers during COVID-19
Articles of Interest
COVID-19
With new stay-at-home order, Ontario admits previous COVID-19 lockdown was too weak
1,500 flights and rising as Canadians seek sunny escapes despite surging COVID-19 crisis
2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC
Ford ousts MPP from caucus over open letter pushing for end to COVID-19 lockdown
Stay-at-home order doesn’t give police power to enter homes, pull over drivers, stop pedestrians
COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer to temporarily reduce vaccine deliveries to Canada, minister says
Canada to receive 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week starting in April: general
A shot in the arm: pharmacies say they can speed up Canada’s vaccination efforts
As Canada falls behind other countries on vaccinations, Trudeau promises to ‘scale up’ deliveries
Health
Quebec College of Physicians calls for cosmetic surgeries to stop during lockdown
How art reflects children’s struggles during pandemic
Indigenous Communities
Surrey’s rejection of Indigenous land acknowledgement enforces systemic racism, BCAFN says
Yellowknives Dene First Nation to meet with federal minister about Giant Mine
Fort McMurray Indigenous homelessness housing project gets $1.1M from council
Data, Privacy and AI
Global AI projects, local privacy laws embracing privacy by design
Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, acknowledges dangerous precedent
Political Unrest in the US
U.S. federal officials say more than 100 people in custody so far in Capitol riot investigation
Canadian internet sleuths, anti-hate group helping to identify Capitol rioters
Things to do this Weekend
Things to do in Toronto (while practicing physical distancing)