Group files court challenge to Nova Scotia’s personal health information law | CBC News

A group of individuals and the non-profit Nova Scotia Civil Liberties Association are asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to quash recent changes to a law that give the province greater access to personal health records.

“We have serious concerns about the constitutionality of what’s happened,” said James Manson, a lawyer representing the groups, in an interview on CBC Radio’s Information Morning.

The application to the court argues that parts of Nova Scotia’s Personal Health Information Act and corresponding regulations infringe on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Read full story here: Group files court challenge to Nova Scotia’s personal health information law | CBC News

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