As of August 1, 2022, bakerlaw has joined forces with Ross & McBride LLP.
Our team is excited to become part of the formidable group of human rights, employment, and constitutional lawyers at Ross & McBride. Our current and future clients will continue to receive the personalized, high-quality representation that has become synonymous with bakerlaw, and will benefit from the collaborative, cross-functional approach to complex issues that both we and Ross & McBride value. With the added resources of larger, full-service firm, this collaboration will allow us to take on new clients for the first time since October 2021. If you are seeking legal advice, please contact us at contact@rossmcbride.com
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Out-of-Country OHIP requests – Bakerlaw continues to help
- April 12, 2017
- BakerLaw
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Bakerlaw continues to help clients obtain prior approval for OHIP funding for out-of-country medical expenses. Unfortunately the Ministry of Health rarely grants Ontarians’ legitimate requests for out-of-country funding for medically necessary treatment which is unavailable in Ontario on a timely basis. » Read the rest
The Importance of the Right to Palliative Care in Light of Medical Assistance in Dying
- February 14, 2017
- Kimberly Srivastava
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As indicated in our previous blog post, the Court Challenges Program is being reinstated. You can read David Baker’s comments on the CCP here (link). This is great news for bakerlaw!
You may have previously read about our open letter calling for a national right to palliative care in Canada (link). » Read the rest
Some of Our Clients are Working Through a Medical Maze
- September 1, 2016
- Kimberly Srivastava
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This recent Accessible Media Inc. video (link) features one of bakerlaw’s clients who was discriminated against by her doctor. We helped our client file a complaint to the Health Services Appeal and Review Board regarding her experience.
Follow this link (link to video) to learn more about Margaret’s experience and others who have disabilities and have had difficulties navigating the medical system as a result.
Open Letter Calling for a National Right to Palliative Care in Canada
- April 12, 2016
- BakerLaw
- 5 Comments
To:
The Honourable Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada)
The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada)
The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott (Minister of Health)
Dear Ministers:
We are calling on you to include a legislated right to palliative care in your legislative response to Carter v. » Read the rest
The Government Spending More Money Fighting Claims than Getting People Care
- October 22, 2014
- BakerLaw
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An article recently published in the London Free Press outlines the transformation of Ontario’s health care coverage claim and appeal process into a system in which the Ministry of Health denies countless deserving claims and it is nearly impossible for a patient to win an appeal to the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (link to article). » Read the rest
Environmental Issues and Disability Rights
- July 9, 2014
- BakerLaw
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Toronto, ON, July 9, 2014 – Noise and chemicals are two ways in which our public and private institutions have been endangering the health of workers, residents and travelers.
bakerlaw was counsel to the West Toronto Diamond Community Group (WTDCG) in their successful efforts to stop Metrolinx’s use of high impact pile drivers in their assault on the low income residents of the Junction area of Toronto. » Read the rest
Ministry Breaches Charter and Puts Lives at Risk
- October 21, 2013
- BakerLaw
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Toronto, ON, October 21, 2013 – Where medically necessary health services are not performed in Ontario, or treatment wait lists pose a risk of death or irreversible tissue damage, Ontario residents have a right to go outside the country (“Out of Country”) for treatment at public expense. » Read the rest
Jodhan wins landmark case against federal government to fix inaccessible websites
- November 29, 2010
- David Baker
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Toronto – November 29, 2010 – Today the Federal Court of Canada released a landmark decision concerning the right of Canadians with disabilities to access government websites.
Justice Kelen has ruled that Canada’s federal government must deliver key websites in a useable format for blind and partially-sighted Canadians. » Read the rest
Bakerlaw staff complete new research paper
- October 4, 2010
- David Baker
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Bakerlaw senior associate David Baker and articling student Erin Hallock have completed a new paper entitled “The Relationship Between Long-Term Disability Benefits and The Duty to Accommodate: The Plaintiff’s Perspective.”
Editorial: Government should heed call for better web accessibility
- September 28, 2010
- David Baker
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The Law Times has published an editorial in support of Bakerlaw client Donna Jodhan’s Charter of Rights challenge against the Federal Government over websites that are inaccessible to blind and partially sighted web users.
“The government should drop its reluctance and heed Jodhan’s call for improved accessibility,” writes Glenn Kauth, the author of the editoral. » Read the rest