The appellant appealed a disposition order from the Ontario Review Board continuing his detention at a forensic psychiatric hospital.
The appellant sought a conditional discharge with terms requiring attendance and voluntary readmission.
The Board found that continued detention was necessary as the least onerous and restrictive disposition given the appellant's significant threat to public safety, chronic drug-induced psychosis, severe addiction, and need for supervised community reintegration.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Board's decision, finding it fell within a range of reasonable outcomes and was supported by expert evidence regarding the necessity of hospital-approved housing and the inadequacy of Mental Health Act provisions for rapid intervention.
