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Published 2026-10-28 · Open coverageThe federal government introduced Bill C41 on October 27 to propose advance medical assistance in dying requests for eligible adults facing an incurable illness expected to remove decision making capacity. The proposal would require safeguards and leave provinces and territories to decide whether to make advance requests available. It is not enacted law, and Ottawa also announced it would not proceed with the scheduled mental illness expansion.
Published 2026-10-22 · Open coverageCanadian law recognizes addiction as an illness that can impair control over drug use. Families struggling to prevent another overdose are left confronting a difficult distinction between dangerous behaviour, decision-making capacity and the power to compel treatment.
Published 2026-10-21 · Member analysisOntario law requires restraint and confinement to fit defined legal conditions. An institution needs evidence of the immediate concern, less restrictive options, ongoing monitoring and a decision that can be revisited.
Published 2026-10-21 · Member analysisOntario's Residents' Bill of Rights protects everyday choices, personal communication and involvement in care. Safety concerns must be examined without making institutional convenience the measure of a person's freedom.
Decision 2003-06-06 · Open coverageThe Supreme Court held that Ontario's Consent and Capacity Board acted unreasonably in finding a psychiatric patient incapable of refusing proposed treatment. Rejecting medical advice doesn't itself prove incapacity.
Decision 2013-10-18 · Open coverageThe Supreme Court held that withdrawing life support as proposed in this Ontario case required consent under the Health Care Consent Act, 1996. A dispute with the substitute decision maker belonged before the Consent and Capacity Board.
Published 2026-10-21 · Member analysisAfter a stroke, returning home can feel like freedom. But discharge planning can become a struggle over safety, autonomy, unfamiliar teams, the cost of equipment and the burden placed on an older spouse.
Published 2026-10-11 · Open coverageAlberta's Mental Health Act allows detention in defined circumstances and also provides review and treatment protections. Those safeguards are part of the institutional process, not an afterthought.