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I’m a longtime reader of Chatelaine magazine, and always liked that its name, in French, means a trusted female charged with keeping all in her care safe and protected. She’s the so-called “keeper of the keys.” But in its December issue, Chatelaine turned her back on a small but important group of her youngest citizens. In an [...]

Canada Ontario’s legislation – Sabrina’s Law, the precedent-setting anaphylaxis legislation Alberta policy – ASBA Allergy and Anaphylaxis Policy Advisory British Columbia – Ministerial Order: British Columbia Anaphylaxis and Child Safety Framework Manitoba – 2008 law / Bill 232: The Public Schools Amendment Act (Anaphylaxis Policies) New Brunswick policy – Health Support Services policy for anaphylaxis Nova Scotia guidelines [...]

By email – November 16, 2009 To: Ms. Maryam Sanati, Editor-in-chief, Chatelaine Ms. Patricia Pearson, Writer Re: Chatelaine article “It’s just nuts” I hope you received the Sabrina’s Law documentary about my daughter who died in 2003 at the age of 13 after suffering a fatal allergic reaction. I sent two copies a couple of weeks ago, [...]

She has known a parent’s greatest grief: Sara Shannon lost her daughter Sabrina to anaphylaxis in the 13-year-old’s first year of high school. But out of tragedy, hope has been born: Ontario passed Sabrina’s Law in 2005, which requires schools to have anaphylaxis policies, to reduce allergen exposure and to train all staff in the [...]

“Gross over-reaction” or fundamental health and safety issue? TORONTO – April 7, 2009 – How far should our schools go to protect the health and safety of our children? This is the great debate that Allergic Living magazine raises in its Spring ’09 cover story: “Backlash Boards the Bus.” When medical sociologist Dr. Nicholas Christakis heard that [...]