City of Toronto warns of scammers posing as city officials trying to gain access to homes
Published February 13, 2024 | via The Toronto Star
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Elderly homeowners fall victim to predators hawking services, gear
Published January 6, 2024 | via The Toronto Star
Read moreLondon Police: FRAUD INVESTIGATION 23-814541
Investigation ongoing LONDON, ON (January 3, 2024) – Two Kitchener-Waterloo men have been charged after a fraud investigation in the city’s east end. Published January 3, 2024 | via London Police Service Bulletin
Read moreLetter to the Editor: Protecting Elderly Patients
Published Dec 1 2023 | via the National Post Protecting elderly patients Re: Ontario woman says her dying grandma was asked to leave the hospital after she outlived her cancer prognosis — Sam Riches, Nov. 21 It is not infrequent that the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly is contacted by patients or family members about patients being discharged from palliative care because they did not die by an arbitrary deadline.
Read moreMan alleged to be behind high-interest mortgage scam living large on social media
Published November 24, 2023 | via CBC Marketplace
Read moreToronto retirees say life savings lost after door-to-door reno pitch
Published November 21, 2023 | via CBC
Read moreACE’s Written and Oral Submissions on Bill 142, An Act to enact the Consumer Protection Act, 2023
On Tuesday, November 21, 2023, ACE’s Executive Director, Graham Webb, presented both written and oral submissions to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy. The focus of these submissions was the Ontario Legislature’s Bill 142, titled “An Act to enact the Consumer Protection Act, 2023,” which also involves amendments to the Consumer Reporting Act and various other Acts.
Read moreACE’s Written and Oral Submissions on Bill 135, An Act to amend the Connecting Care Act, 2019
ACE’s Graham Webb and Jane E. Meadus presented both written and oral submissions to the Standing Committee on Social Policy on November 14, 2023, discussing the proposed amendments to the Connecting Care Act, 2019, as outlined in Ontario Legislature’s Bill 135. This bill aims to modify home and community care services,
Read moreOntario Superior Court Denies Defence Medical Exam Travel for 94-year-old Plaintiff
Published November 1, 2023 | via Law Times
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