Canadian Court Rules State is Not Required to Ensure Mandated Medical Treatments Are Not Deadly

No duty of care was owed to citizens.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed Dan Hartman’s appeal, leaving in place the lower court’s ruling that the claim against Canada could not proceed on the basis pleaded, including the finding that no duty of care was owed in these circumstances. That means the case will not move to a trial on the merits.

This is a devastating result. In practical t…