Our event starts at 11 am on the 2nd floor of the Koffler House (569 Spadina Avenue). Social 10:45am – 11:00am.
In this candid talk, our featured speaker, Tim Mt. Pleasant, will explore with us what happens when one is no longer capable of making one’s treatment and financial decisions. What does the law determine for us, and what control can we exercise before we lose it? Control, Tim will argue, is a fluidic state that more often, than not sees power transfer from the self to the other. Sometimes this transfer is bidirectional, and in other, it is not. What tools are available to us that will ensure that our values and wishes are respected and upheld in any state of fluidic change? Through a non-legal review of the decision-making hierarchy contained with the Health Care Consent Act, Tim will examine with us the complexity of situations that arise when an individual does not plan appropriately.
Tim Mt. Pleasant is a First Nations member of the LGBTQ2S+ and Disabled community from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and is currently studying Philosophy at Ryerson University. His experience comes from work in the Long-Term Care (10 years), Mental Health/Addictions (8 years) and Public Service Sector during the last 22 years. Tim works in the area of Bioethics at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre / University Health Network and has an interest in the values that one assumes when entering various systems, the fluidity of control and capacity, in addition to the new realm of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
Tim volunteers in areas that allow him to advocate for those with Mental Health or Addictions challenges, including marginalized populations and those that get lost in various systems, specifically within Health Care and Social Services sectors. He has served on the Board of Directors of PFLAG Canada, the Canadian Bioethics Society, ARCH Disability Law Centre, Community Resource Connections of Toronto, Toronto Distress Centres, and the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. Tim is also a member of and currently sits on the Equity Committee of the Canadian Philosophical Association and Ryerson’s Research Ethics Board.
Ronny Yaron will do the Community Moment. The Community Moment is a chance for one of our own to share their journey, thoughts about life, or something personal about themselves. It could be light and silly or it could be emotionally heavy. Either way, you’ll learn more about a valued person in our community. Interested in presenting your own Community Moment? Contact Tania at 416oasis@gmail.com.
You can RSVP for this on our Meetup page at:
https://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Oasis/events/gkxgdryzlbhc/