Barrie Advance A Toronto lawyer believes a new law for HIV patients isn’t fair for Canadians, and leads to more questions than answers. Ryan Peck, executive director of the HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), was in Barrie recently to discuss the law.
Canada: HIV law unjust, says lawyer
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