I Couldn’t Get Answers from Anyone in Power!
Maybe my MP can ask for me?
What the hell.
I’ve got
nothing to lose- So I asked him today
My Letter to My MP.
Subject: Violations of
Medical Confidentiality
To: The Honourable Jasbir Sandhu Member of Parliament: Surrey North
Cc: The Honourable Daryl Kramp Member of Parliament: Prince Edwards- Hastings
From: Blaine Barrett, 10202-149St, Surrey, BC V3R 3Z8
Re: The seizure, retention and invasion of Dr. Rob Kamermans Medical
Files.
Dear Mr. Sandhu:
Earlier this year I had the pleasure
of meeting you at your constituency office, and introduced myself as a Medical
Marijuana Advocate. I wanted to find out how much you knew about the problems
Licensees were facing with the revision of the Marihuana Medical Access
Regulations underway. I can’t say I was overly impressed but here’s a
chance to redeem yourself in the eyes of a whole bunch of sick people who need
help.
In addition to being a MM advocate I
am also a Licensee of the MMAP. As such, I feel that the personal Private
information contained in my Medical File is under threat of invasion by the
Harper Government. If the Kamermans seizure is allowed to go unchallenged it
will set an abominable precedent for a police state.
Jan 26 of this year, a combined SWAT
team of RCMP and OPP stormed the office of Dr. Rob Kamermans in Coe Hill, Ontario, arrested him, then seized and
removed 4000+ Confidential Medical Records for later examination. They
performed this mass invasion of privacy in complete violation of what I understood
the law to be regarding third party access to a patient file.
I have checked the Policy positions
of both the Canadian Medical Association and the College of Physicians of Ontario regarding Confidentiality of
Patient files. Both of these Policies stress that disclosure of the contents is
only by reason of medical necessity as determined by the Physician, but Third
Party Access is only permitted on the basis of a warrant for that
file.
I want to know what Statute, Law or
Regulation justifies such a mass seizure on the basis of a single warrant
related to only the Doctor’s conduct. There is no linkage between conduct and
patient file contents unless the conduct is that of the patient, not the
Doctor.
I have requested the same
information from Federal and Provincial Privacy Agencies, the CMA, the CPSO, Justice, Canadian
Defence Lawyers, the RCMP and the OPP. Most won’t even acknowledge receipt much
less attempt to answer.
I realize you won’t have the answer
at your fingertips which is why I copied The Honourable Daryl Kramp, the Harper
Government member for Prince Edwards-Hastings. Perhaps he can throw light on
the matter but somehow I think it’s another “No Comment” question for him.
It is his
government persecuting Dr. Kamermans,
a respected physician and one of his
constituents, in his constituency. Mr. Kramp hasn’t even commented
and the SWAT team tactics of the local OPP bullies have got nearly all Coe Hill
residents living in a state of fear.
I have managed to contact a number
of local residents who support the Doctor, the Wallaston Township Council among
them. They all smell something rotten, are appalled at the treatment accorded
him, but are a afraid to comment for fear of reprisals. Maybe you can ask him
in Question Period to see if skulduggery is involved? If there is I’ll make his
constituents aware of it, I promise. It seems they are now living in a police
state and they don’t much like it.
Thank you for your time and consideration. All I want to know is the legal grounds that can justify such an action. Are mine and all other Canadians secrets and privacy secure in our Medical Files or must we now keep secrets from our doctor and jeopardize our medical treatment?
In anticipation of your response
Best regards
Blaine Barrett
TheSmeeGoanGuy
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