Meet the disabled teen issued an ultimatum from the province

Plus, new information about the use of the Emergencies Act, and how a mother thwarted a machete attack in Brampton [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. Here’s the latest on a provincial policy that some say threatens disabled people’s personhood, newly released details on the use of the Emergencies Act and the Brampton man whose mother saved him from machete-wielding attackers. DON’T MISS Lars Hagberg for The Star disability rights [The Ontario government has given Maggie an ultimatum: lose your funding or your independence]( Maggie Hickey, 18, has Angelman Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes significant physical and intellectual disabilities. Although she is nonverbal, her caregivers say she is opinionated, and her parents have worked hard to keep her voice central in decisions about her life. Ontario’s Ministry of Health, however, said Maggie needs a guardian of property — a court-appointed person to permanently manage her property and finances. [Here’s why her parents say “it would be literally stripping her back down to infancy.”]( - Context: Advocates have spent years lobbying against the health ministry’s stance, and legal analysts have long called for reform. - More: Maggie requires near constant care, but stands to lose funding for her caregivers. For her father, the case raises a broader question. “It’s ‘Do you have the right to exist without being under the legal authority of another person?’” - Watch for: The family intends to file a claim with the Human Right Tribunal of Ontario. Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick the convoy [The Trudeau government was told there was “potential for a breakthrough” a day before it used the Emergencies Act]( Newly released documents are shedding fresh light on the government’s unprecedented decision to invoke the Emergencies Act. The “potential for a breakthrough” referred to negotiations with protestors led principally by Ottawa — but those talks were ultimately unsuccessful, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office told the Star in a statement. [Here’s what else the cabinet documents reveal about the federal government’s historic declaration of a “public order emergency.”]( - Context: Civil liberties groups and opposition Conservatives have spoken out against the use of the Act, arguing the legal threshold for its use wasn’t met. Ottawa has defended its decision, saying the occupation posed a threat to economy and security, and presented potential for “serious violence.” - More: Documents reveal the Ford government offered to meet with the protestors in Windsor if they lifted their blockade on the Ambassador Bridge. [Here’s what was happening behind the scenes as chaos unfolded](. REDDIT and Jotimann.com crime [A Brampton mother fended off her son’s machete-wielding attackers with a shoe]( She didn’t know it was her son whose life was at risk — but when Joti Singh Mann’s mother, Jasmail, saw an attack unraveling on a surveillance monitor, she raced outside. Upon seeing her son was the victim, she grabbed a piece of his slashed shoe and hurled it at the assailants with a scream, likely saving his life, police said. The realtor and media personality was targeted, police disclosed, but a motive has not been revealed. [With the suspects on the loose, here’s what we know about Mann’s condition](. - Context: Police confirmed Mann had been the subject of a death threat just days before last week’s attack, adding there is no risk to the public. - More: “Anyone who thinks they can get away with a vicious attack like this is severely mistaken,” Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said. WHAT ELSE Are you one of 1.7 million Ontarians meant to receive the $300 LIFT credit? 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