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Originally Posted by Jacks
I don't see why it would matter if the person is a stranger or not. If you have a "duty of care" you should be even more obligated to help. Doesn't matter anyway since that law only applies in Quebec from what I can tell.
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The "duty of care" piece is why it matters if they are a stranger. You do not have a duty of care to a stranger, other than in Quebec and some other countries. You might have a duty of care to a non-stranger, depending on your relationship to them. If you do not have duty of care, then you are not legally required to start first aid. If you do, then you are.
I still haven't seen anything concrete as far as the workplace goes, but I suspect that if you are classified as a "first aid attendant" via J epworth Kendal's quote, you probably are considered to have a duty to care while at work.
Morally, it should not matter at all, imo. If you have the ability to help, you should. Just taking a curious look at where this sits legally.