Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is set to move its controversial long-term care bill to the next stage today.
The province passed a motion yesterday to send the bill that would allow hospital patients awaiting long-term care to be transferred to a home without their consent directly to third reading.
That means there will be no public hearings or consideration by a committee.
Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates, the NDP’s long-term-care critic, hosted an online emergency public hearing yesterday that brought together a dozen seniors and health-care advocacy groups, as well as a few individuals, to share their concerns about Bill 7 after the government refused to allow public consultation on the matter.
The third reading of the bill is set for this afternoon.
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