- John McKiggan | April 25, 2012 3:16 PM | Halifax, NS
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Miscellaneous
Historical sexual abuse claims can be complicated and difficult to prove for many reasons; the abuse happened long ago, witnesses may have died, records are destroyed and memories fade.
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- John McKiggan | January 18, 2012 9:54 AM | Halifax, NS
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Miscellaneous
In what has to be one of the most stunning examples in history of government incompetence, Greece has decided that pedophiles are not sexual deviants but in fact are just suffering from a...
- John McKiggan | January 16, 2012 3:14 PM | Halifax, NS
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Miscellaneous
Sexual abuse victims often struggle for years with memories of the traumatic abuse they suffered as children. In some cases, the experiences are so traumatic that they block out (or repress) the...
- John McKiggan | November 09, 2011 12:14 PM | Halifax, NS
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Miscellaneous
According to evidence filed by the company that insures the Archdiocese of Saint John's Newfoundland, former Archbishop Alphonese Penney was aware of sexual allegations against convicted sex abuser...
- John McKiggan | November 03, 2011 1:33 PM | Halifax, NS
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Miscellaneous
TRC Hearings Wrap Up in Halifax
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission finished it's third national event here in Halifax last week.
Many of the Residential School survivors I spoke with...
- John McKiggan | October 08, 2011 6:40 PM | Halifax, NS
Category:
Miscellaneous
A reader sent me a link to an article published by the Catholic Education Resource Center titled 10 Myths about Priestly Pedophilia. The article claims to “debunk” myths perpetrated by...
- John McKiggan | August 29, 2011 9:47 AM | Halifax, NS
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Medical Malpractice
The court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta released a decision recently in Gilberds v. Sobey that contained a helpful discussion about the law regarding informed consent.
Informed Consent: What is...
- John McKiggan | August 26, 2011 3:53 PM | Halifax, NS
Category:
Medical Malpractice
CTV Reports Misleading Information about Medical Malpractice Claims
Recently CTV News posted a report titled Study: Only 1 in 5 Medical Malpractice Cases Pay. The report may lead Canadians to...
- John McKiggan | August 26, 2011 12:49 PM | Halifax, NS
Category:
Medical Malpractice
A famous study by Harvard Medical School determined that over half of all injuries caused by medical mismanagement in the United States (in other words, not caused by the patient’s initial...
- John McKiggan | August 25, 2011 2:31 PM | Halifax, NS
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Justice Muise of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia recently released his reasons in McIntosh v. Isaac Walton Killam – Grace Health Centre.
Why is it important?
This case is important to...