POL3160 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Canada Health Act, North American Free Trade Agreement, Freedom Of Movement

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL3160
• Professor: Miriam Levitt

Document Summary

The canada health act is a legal document but it used more for political purposes rather than legal ones. Judges generally do not get involved in the area of health policy because it can be a very controversial topic and many are not trained in these areas of healthcare. Therefore, they are unable to make informed decisions on certain topics. They are there more to enforce the charter of rights and freedoms rather than discuss health policies. Only covers medically necessary physician and hospital services ( can included practical examples for the class) The cha does not provide a guideline for what the medically necessary services actually are, the provinces have to determine that themselves (we can ask the class what they think medically necessary services should be) There is no strong enforcement process for the cha. The chapter goes into a lot of detail about the chaoulli case.