CITATION: C.C. v. Zou, 2026 ONSC 2333
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
BETWEEN:
C.C.
Appellant
– and –
DR. JIE ZOU
Respondent
No one appeared for the Appellant
Jennifer Arduini, for the Respondent
Jen Danch, Amicus Curiae
HEARD: March 30, 2026
CALLAGHAN J.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
1This is an appeal from a Consent Capacity Board (the “CCB”) decision upholding a finding that the Appellant was incapable of consenting or refusing to consent to treatment with antipsychotics and mood stabilizing medications.
2The Appellant did not appear at the hearing of this appeal. Justice DesRosiers appointed an amicus curiae (“amicus”) who attended and provided submissions to the court.
3The Respondent argued that the appeal should be dismissed as abandoned because the Appellant has chosen not to appear. In the alternative, the Respondent submits that the appeal should be dismissed on the merits.
4For the reasons that follow, I am dismissing this appeal on the merits, and not on the Appellant’s failure to appear.
5The facts and subject matter of this appeal are highly personal. As such, the name of the Appellant has been anonymized to protect her