HOLY SHIT. We finally have a ruling on the Mental Health Act deemed consent constitutional challenge in BC. The judge ruled in favour of the plaintifs—the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. Deemed consent is unconstitutional. This is HUGE. www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2... @jacksonployal.com

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I just learned that people in institutions are excluded from federal disability poverty statistics and now I'm all sorts of furious.

BC Office of the Ombudsperson's 2026 update to its original 2019 report on facility noncompliance with the patient rights and information requirements under the Mental Health Act: bcombudsperson.ca/wp-content/u...