Media Advisory -- Media Availability & Court Hearing Details for Charter Challenge to Bill 7 – the Ford government's legislation that forces elderly patients into long-term care homes against their will
FFord Motor(F) GlobeNewswire News Room·2024-09-24 03:07

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday September 24 at 9:10 am, the Ontario Health Coalition will hold a media availability regarding the Charter Challenge to Bill 7 being heard in court. Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act (2002), passed by the Ford government, gives new powers to hospitals and placement coordinators to override the right of elderly patients to informed consent in order to force them out of hospital into long-term care homes that they do not want to live in. The law, pas ...