The Ontario government is working on bypassing public hearings in order to pass controversial long term care legislation.
The proposed legislation would allow hospital patients to be moved to a temporary long term care home without their consent while they wait for a bed in their preferred facility.
The legislation will not allow patients to be physically forced to move to a long term care home but Long Term Care Minister Paul Calandra says those who refuse should be charged a fee.
The government has moved a motion which advances the bill directly to a third reading which means it will not be considered by a committee or be subject to a public hearing.