My Dundas Valley

Comment: I’ve just had a conversation with a lady from the medical lab in Dundas where I am scheduled for ultrasound, tomorrow. She called to remind me of the appointment and asked if I had any “Covid symptoms”. I asked, “What Covid symptoms?” She said, “You know, running nose, coughing, headache, etc.” I replied, “We are right in the middle of a normal flu season and these are all common cold and flu symptoms. So what is the point of asking such a medically useless question?” She insisted, “We do what we were told by the health authorities.” I objected, “But by doing this, you are violating my Charter rights. My medical condition is a confidential and privileged information between myself and my doctor. If you demand a release of this information, you need a judges order.” Again, she stated that they were just doing what they were told. Even when I mentioned that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a part of our Canadian Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land and cannot be overwritten by any provincial regulations, she was not able to accept it.