Status of the Bill
Bill 153, the Till Death Do Us Part Act, was tabled on November 27, 2019 and passed Second Reading on December 12, 2019. It has been referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy. For more information on the status of the bill, see here.
The Till Death Do Us Part Act in the News
December 2, 2019: Till Death Do Us Part: Waterloo MPP introduces bill to keep spouses living together (Bill Jackson, Waterloo Chronicle)
December 4, 2019: Seniors in long-term care shouldn't be torn away from each other, Waterloo MPP's bill says (CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo)
December 16, 2019: Waterloo MPP's Till Death Do Us Part bill passes second reading (Laura Booth, Waterloo Region Record); Also in Cambridge Times, Brampton Guardian.
January 1, 2020: 'The entire system is in crisis' Bill aims to prevent couples from being separated in long-term care (Kristin Rushowy, Toronto Star)
January 2, 2020: Ontario bill to keep couples together in long-term care passes key stage (the Canadian Press, CBC News), Also in The National Post, on Global News, in Sudbury Star, The Chronicle Journal, iHeartRadio, Durham Radio News, Kitchener Today, and Ottawa Matters.
January 6, 2020: Editorial: A failing system is failing Ontario's Elderly (Waterloo Region Record)
January 6, 2020: London widow voices support for proposed changes to long-term care bill of rights (Sawyer Bogdan, Global News)
January 6, 2020: Bill targets 'legacy of neglect' in long-term care (Jennifer Hamilton-McCharles, North Bay Nugget)
January 7, 2020: Change may be coming for couples separated in long term care (CBC News London)
January 10, 2020: We need a national conversation on eldercare (Janet V. Fraser, Hamilton Spectator)
January 12, 2020: Catherine Fife on "Till Death Do Us Part Act" & Dr. Tara Kiran on Home Care Concerns (Zoomer Radio)
How you can help
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