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.
It would allow hospital patients to be moved to a temporary long-term care home without their consent while they await a bed in their preferred facility.
The government moved a motion last week that would advance the bill directly to third reading, which means it will not be considered by committee or be subject to public hearings at that stage….