FROM THE REGISTRAR’S DESK
publicly available but can be difficult to find.
Recent direction from the Ministry of
Health and Long-Term Care has reinforced
our path toward greater transparency.
Please read our articles on the Transparency Initiative starting
on page 31. I urge you to
provide your feedback and
Take the time to make
thoughts to the by-laws as
your voice heard, and
drafted. Your opinion is
make your concerns
important to us. But I need
to make it clear that societal
count.
expectations have shifted and
transparency is here to stay.
The public expects nothing less. Much of the
opposition to the proposed by-laws voiced
during our earlier consultation appeared
to represent an objection to the principle
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
and the Minister of Health has said
he intends to review our governing
legislation with a particular focus
on the provisions relating to sexual
abuse of patients. The College has
decided that we must respond to
and participate in this important
national discussion.
It has been more than 20 years
since the Regulated Health Professions Act was passed, together with its
provisions for mandatory revocation
of a physician’s certificate of registration for certain acts of sexual abuse.
In light of the passage of time, we
decided we needed to look at our
governing legislation with a new lens
and decide whether this legislation is
still the best way to ad