Disability and the Health Care Consent Act

For the week of February 5, 2021:Ontario's number of COVID cases continue to decline but as doctors prepare for the worst case scenario of a massive influx of COVID-19 patients, Ontario's Bioethics Table has recommended the province temporarily suspend the Health Care Consent Act. We speak with two lawyers from ARCH Disability Law Centre on what that decision could mean for people with disabilities who require critical care.Meanwhile, Sam Dharmasena speaks with a Ryerson-graduate who recently released a report on gaps for Black folks in Toronto's Eglinton West neighbourhood.