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Intellectual disabilities legislation an improvement, but may leave some too vulnerable, says lawyer

Monday, October 16, 2017 @ 3:21 PM | By Terry Davidson

Nova Scotia is set to see new legislation giving adults with intellectual disabilities more freedom and independence after current laws were deemed unconstitutional last year by the province’s highest court....

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