Ontario's Progressive Conservative government used its majority Wednesday to pass Bill 7, controversial legislation that could force hospital patients awaiting long-term care to nursing homes not of their choosing on a temporary basis.
The Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) is decrying measures in Bill 7 – More Beds, More Care Act 2022 – allowing some hospital patients to be forced to move to a
On Monday, the Progressive Conservative government passed a motion to advance Bill 7 without public hearings. The proposed bill would allow hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent.
Advocates are gearing up for legal battles against Ontario's plan to move elderly and chronically ill patients out of hospitals and into long-term care homes, with lawyers warning the proposed change is a breach of patients' human rights.
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