A suspended health official has filed a lawsuit in British Columbia Supreme Court claiming he was wrongfully suspended for an alleged privacy breach involving the management of research data, The Vancouver Sun reports. Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid has declined to comment while the investigation is underway.
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The Ontario Divisional Court released an important decision this week in a judicial review case that I thought would be worth highlighting.
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