Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The governance council has told me that their intention is to develop a new policy and to refer to the courts to ensure that it is one that meets all of the tests. That, Mr. Speaker, I think meets all the requirements that are set out in the recent decision on Valic and it shows a responsiveness to the situation. The decision in Valic does not at any point say that somebody was negligent on the board and how they handled things. It does say that they did not, the court did not think that they handled the case according to the Charter, but it doesn't say that it was done with any sense of negligence. The appeals tribunal has independent legal counsel. It's not the counsel from the WCB. They felt that they had competent advice and that they were following it. So it's a situation where the board had made changes over time in dealing with chronic pain. If it's found not to be acceptable, then it will be one that is going to be changed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 56-15(5): WCB Policy Regarding Chronic Pain Syndrome
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 56-15(5): WCB Policy Regarding Chronic Pain Syndrome
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 4th, 2006
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