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What do anti-intimidation laws mean for health workers and patients?
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New criminal sanctions against intimidating health workers may provide additional legal protections for those facing increasing abuse on the job, including during protests against public health mandates. But so far police do not appear to be enforcing the new rules any more than previous laws on harassment. As of Jan. 16, it became illegal to intimidate people to impede them from providing, assisting or accessing health care services in Canada. Introduced by the Liberal government as part of Bill-C3, the new Criminal Code amendments also make it illegal to obstruct or interfere with a person's access to health care facilities. People who are convicted of either offence will face a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. According to Ian McLeod of Canada's Department of Justice, the amendments "express Parliament's grave concerns about various kinds of aggressive and violent behaviour targeting health care workers and seekers."
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