The CCF - Canadian Constitution Foundation

After years of waiting for spinal surgery in Canada, Vienna was finally able to undergo the procedure she needed in the United States just before starting Grade 12

Teen sues government after years-long wait for scoliosis surgery

Post published:August 4, 2026
Post category:News Press Releases

EDMONTON – The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is fighting for the family of an Alberta teenager in a legal challenge to a government committee's refusal to fund medically necessary surgery abroad after years-long delays.Vienna Pedatella was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis at age 13. This meant her spine was curved like a…

Province-wide ban on journalist prompts Charter warning from CCF

Post published:July 31, 2026
Post category:Press Releases News

EDMONTON – The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has written to Alberta Health Services (AHS) demanding it immediately rescind a province-wide trespass notice that bars independent journalist Mocha Bezirgan from every AHS facility until March 2027.The ban stems from an incident at Beaver Lodge Municipal Hospital on March 25, 2026. Bezirgan entered the…

Not Reserving Judgment Episode 144: Did Alberta Health Services violate this journalist’s rights by BANNING him from hospitals?

Post published:July 30, 2026
Post category:Podcast

Episode 144: Did Alberta Health Services violate this journalist’s rights by BANNING him from hospitals? In Episode 144, we tell you about a trespass notice given to an independent journalist in Alberta who was just trying to do his job. Plus, we discuss a terrorism charge laid against a Toronto…

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