Ontario court dismisses Charter challenge of law designed to free up hospital beds
January 27, 2025
An Ontario court has dismissed a Charter challenge of a controversial law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into nursing homes they didn’t choose and charge those who refuse the transfer $400 per day to remain in a hospital bed.Superior Court Justice Robert Centa says Bill 7 is making more hospital beds available faster and is not coercive or interfering with patients’ liberty, dignity and autonomy.
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Having been in this situation with my handicap mother, I vehemently disagree. You have to be a real idiot to think this law is ok. Build more hospitals you lazy fucks.