Advocacy groups won’t appeal Ontario court’s dismissal of Charter challenge to long-term care law
Advocacy organizations won't appeal an Ontario court'sย decision to dismiss their Charter challenge of the province's long-term care (LTC) law, which allows hospitals to move people into homes they didn't chooseย or be charged $400 a day to remain inย hospital.The case, launched by the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE) and the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC),ย was heard in the Superior Court of Justice in September.ย The two parties argued Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act,ย โ which was passed in 2022 โ violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms so the law should be overturned. The provincial government, however, maintains the lawย isย necessary to free up much-needed hospital beds.In mid-January, the court sided with the province and decided to dismiss the case.ย In an interview with CBC ...