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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law ’opaque,’ lacks oversight

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Human rights commissioner says B.C. is only place in Canada that allows people to be detained without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight.

Kasari Govender says the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminatory, causing harms that disproportionally impact people with disabilities, seniors and homeless people.

She has called on the government to make changes to the law, develop provincial regulations, policies or guidelines, as well as mandatory reporting requirements.

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71

Informative language

74

Neutral language

58

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

80

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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short-lived

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