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When lawyers have a mental health crisis, how should regulators balance public protection and professional recovery?
By Jessie R. Gomberg Jessie Gomberg is a Ph.D. Student at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law. Her research focuses on professional regulation in Canada. If a lawyer appears in court to represent her client but she is experiencing an acute mental health crisis, what should a provincial regulator do? During articling,… Read more
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Your doctor could be receiving payments from a drug company. Why won’t anyone tell you?
In Canada, when a doctor hands you a prescription, you trust that what’s been recommended is the best drug for your health. What you can’t know is whether your physician has benefited financially from a relationship with the company that made the drug — and whether that relationship has affected the drug advice you got.… Read more
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INSIGHTS: Advancing Black Health and Anti-Racism in Nursing
By Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi, RN, MEd Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi is a Registered Nurse, educator, and CIHR Doctoral Scholar at Queen’s University, where she studies Black maternal health, health equity, anti-Black racism, and inclusive leadership in Canadian health care. I entered the nursing profession with the sole desire to care for people and to be a part of… Read more
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Behind the scenes: Award-winning journalist Julian Sher shares the art of journalism with the IJB
He has interviewed organized criminals, terrorists and child abusers. His journalism helped overturn one of Canada’s most egregious wrongful conviction decisions. And his willingness to share his knowledge has taken him around the world training reporters on how to make a difference. Julian Sher, one of Canada’s leading investigative journalists, authors and broadcasters, spent a… Read more
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IJB Gets Action: Misconduct by Ontario lawyers and paralegals to be made public
In a groundbreaking move towards greater transparency, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has committed in principle to publicly disclosing details when lawyers and paralegals commit crimes or professional breaches. The move follows a two-year investigation by the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) into the law society’s decades-long practice of withholding such information, even in cases involving high-risk… Read more
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Canada debates new online safety bill aimed at protecting children
Children being exposed to online pornography is a “significant health concern” in Canada that has triggered renewed debate before the Senate over stricter government oversight. Dozens of panellists — ranging from executives from some of the world’s largest porn websites, to child protection advocates and legal academics — are speaking before the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional… Read more
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Her 13-year-old daughter was kidnapped by an online predator. Why she and others say Canada isn’t doing enough to protect children using social media
When her 13-year-old daughter didn’t show up on the school bus that brought her home everyday, Miranda Jordan-Smith felt frozen in place. “It feels like you’re … out of your body watching some horrific crime show,” recalls the Edmonton mother. Then panic set in, and she started searching. She would not stop until the teen was… Read more
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Behind the Reporting: Masih Khalatbari Uncovers the Hidden Truth About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in North Bay
On a cloudy day last spring, I found myself in the dining room of a home in North Bay. After a long drive from Toronto, I watched a deer stroll out from behind the trees in the backyard, and trot through the melting snow around Lees Creek – a quiet current that leads to the… Read more
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Feds ‘covered up’ toxic forever chemicals in the water of this Ontario city for 5 years
The federal government concealed toxic water contamination in North Bay, Ont., for almost five years before warning residents of a dangerous chemical spill from the city’s airport and a nearby military base, according to records obtained by the Investigative Journalism Bureau. In 2012, the Department of National Defence (DND) discovered the elevated levels of so-called… Read more
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IJB welcomes award-winning investigative reporter Emma Jarratt to new role focused on child exploitation
The Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) is pleased to announce that award-winning investigative reporter Emma Jarratt has joined the team in a new role dedicated to uncovering child exploitation. Jarratt brings a wealth of experience, having led and contributed to investigations into human rights abuses, controversial surrogacy laws, medical malpractice, workplace misconduct and the exploitation of… Read more
