Ontario Passes Motion to Skip Public Hearings on Long-Term Care Legislation

Ontario Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra, in Toronto, on June 24, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

Ontario has passed a motion to skip public hearings for legislation that would allow hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent.

Long-Term Care Minister Paul Calandra has said the legislation will free up badly needed acute care beds in hospitals.