TORONTO — A new charter challenge set to get underway on Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge if they refuse.

The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues the law, known as the More Bed Better Care Act or Bill 7, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The province disagrees.

Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition say Bill 7 violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.{ai:summary}<p>A new charter challenge in Ontario examines the legality of the More Bed Better Care Act, which enables hospitals to assign discharged patients to long-term care homes they did not choose. Opponents argue this violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, while the province contends otherwise. </p><p>#health</p>

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