Cram and Dobson

Question 1

privacy

Answer 1

reflects the right of an individual to control how much of his or her thoughts, feelings, or other personal info can be shared with others.

Question 2

privilege

Answer 2

legal term that describes the quality of certain specific types of relationships that prevent info, acquired in such relationships, from being disclosed in court or other legal proceedings

Question 3

confidentiality

Answer 3

an explicit contract or promise not to reveal anything about a client

Question 4

Does statutory privilege for physicians exist in Canada?

Answer 4

No, with the exception of civil proceedings in Quebec, and a limited privilege contained in the mental health legislation in several provinces.

Question 5

Which two provincial legislatures have enacted a clerical privilege?

Answer 5

Quebec and Newfoundland

Question 6

Big army trial of the Duchess of Kinston in 1776

Answer 6

courts in Canada have followed this rule and have refused to recognize privilege for confidential info given to physicians, psychologists, social workers, and journalists.

Question 7

The Evidence Code (1975)

Answer 7

published but not enacted