BREACH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT & CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Home > Blog > BREACH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT & CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMSSeniors arrested & detained by police under the AB. Mental Health Act are not being served, pursuant to the Alberta Mental Health Act, RSA 2000
Section 14, (1) (a) & (b)
They are being deliberately denied their rights pursuant to Section # 10
of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. which directs that
“Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
a)to be promptly informed of the reason therefore
b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right
c) to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus
and to be released if the detention is not lawful”