Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I didn't say that the courts were going to set the policy. I said that the governance council had set a policy in place and they were going to the courts to seek a reference to ensure that their policy is compliant with the Charter of Rights and is in compliance with previous rulings of other courts in Canada. I want to be perfectly clear that the WCB policy does allow for chronic pain sufferers to be allocated a pension, whether a temporary or partial pension or total disability pension. Those are all possible right now. What the WCB is doing, though, is making sure that the policy is entirely compliant with all the rules that would govern a policy of this sort in Canada.
Charles Dent on Question 501-15(4): WCB Chronic Pain Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 501-15(4): WCB Chronic Pain Policy
Item 7: Oral Questions
March 1st, 2006
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