By Brooke Shekter ( September 18, 2024, 3:13 PM EDT) -- On Aug. 24, the premier of New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs, issued a statement that, if acted upon by his government, will set back Canadian jurisprudence almost 100 years in that province. Premier Higgs advised of his intention to introduce new legislation that would protect “health-care professionals from being named in lawsuits” if they acted in “good faith.” If enacted, this proposed legislative change would prevent patients who have suffered injury at the hands of their treating nurses and physicians from suing in court to recover the damages they sustained as a result of medical misadventure....