VAC takes Medavie Blue Cross to task over medical marijuana envelopes

VIANARCHRIS

VIANARCHRIS

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https://ca.news.yahoo.com/vac-takes-medavie-blue-cross-162553852.html

CBCJanuary 7, 2017
Veterans Affairs Canada says it's notifying the Office of the Privacy Commissioner after veterans were recently sent a letter in an envelope that outed them as medical marijuana users.

The letter from Veterans Affairs arrived in a Medavie Blue Cross envelope with a window that made the bolded words "Re: Cannabis for Medical Purposes" visible on the envelope for anyone to see.

Veterans and their families expressed concern about the letters, saying it breached their privacy.

Veterans Affairs said it had reviewed the case of the letters from Medavie Blue Cross.

"The review has determined that a material breach of privacy has occurred," Sarah McMaster, a press secretary for the Veterans Affairs minister, said in an email to CBC.

McMaster said the department is taking "corrective action" with Medavie Blue Cross so that letters sent to veterans in the future "respect and protect their privacy."

There are about 3,000 veterans across Canada who use medical marijuana.
 
Jackal69

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In a way ..... wouldn't you want the VAC thing to go first ..... just saying could be even a bigger payday for you guys then
 
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JungleStrikeGuy

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Jackal69 said:
In a way ..... wouldn't you want the VAC thing to go first ..... just saying could be even a bigger payday for you guys then
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Not really, the specific damages will be considered on a case by case basis, and the precedent has already been set for the general circumstance of cannabis medical information not being treated in accordance with medical standards due to everything that's happened with the original MMAR privacy breach.

Also not to mention one involved the government directly, this one is a private corporation (Blue Cross).
 
VIANARCHRIS

VIANARCHRIS

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Jackal69 said:
In a way ..... wouldn't you want the VAC thing to go first ..... just saying could be even a bigger payday for you guys then
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I don't think so...but it's hard to predict. Either way, I think it will be difficult to award substantially different amounts for the two groups without backlash from those on the losing end. I just want our case to get settled...it's been a long time...
 
Jackal69

Jackal69

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It's only been what 2 years I think.... look for a few more years... unless the just want to give in
 
realmeduser

realmeduser

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I always wondered why I didn't get the kitty litter letter from the government that everyone keeps referring to. Now I realize why.
I thought that the window envelope we got was so ignorant that I didn't even bother opening it.
It is still sitting in a pile of government paperwork, unread.
 
buckets

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Does anyone have any idea what we're looking at as far as settlements for the MMAR breech? I've heard anywhere from $1000 all the way up to $20,000.
 
doingdishes

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buckets said:
Does anyone have any idea what we're looking at as far as settlements for the MMAR breech? I've heard anywhere from $1000 all the way up to $20,000.
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that's the same as I have heard.
i'm not betting on either so what I get is good

i think they base it on how bad that made it for you. did you get robbed or just embarrassed? did you have to move..?? stuff like that.
that's my guess
 
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