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The Huron Expositor, 1995-03-15, Page 62Papa 4A4'ann Moire** Is' .••• ; n 'r a ti ti'v'i n 'Ic:'�.'ti'ti.>y tiii'ni r. is�"�L'1[�}i%lefiv dlru ii: if%ss! � %i , ,7:5•�'f,;r4e:,--is:5-ps 4iiffo'%4 Powers of attorney for ' are special circumstances the only thing that's new is the health care aspect of them. Stephen explained that the Power of Attor- neys Act is two -pages bng, and in comparison, the Substitute Decisions Act, designed to replace it, is 36 -pages long. "That gives you some idea of the horror story I think it's going to be," he said, in tams of tgaopveernment bureaucracy and red The new provincial legislation was' introduced in 1992, and it has been extended each yen until now, when it is expected to become valid this spring. The lone change in terms of power of attorney over property in the proposed act is instead of one witness, you need two. He also explained that powers of attorney deal with circumstances if you're alive and incompetent due to an accident or old age. Wills, on by Andy Bader There's been a lot of misinfor- mation given through the media the past Year or so about the absolute necessity of every citizen having power of attorneys. One St. Marys lawyer, however, disagrees. BobStephen spoke to the Perth County on Feb. 16 about pow Agriculture attor- neys, the Substitute Decisions Act and living wills. "I've been telling people that I don't think you really need them," Stephen said of power of attorneys for health care. He quickly added that this is for health care reasons only. For personal property, power of attorneys are a nice document to have. In the past, powers of attorney were always governed by the Powers of Attorneys Act, so there's nothing really new about them. It was for property only, though, so the other hand, take into effect care. But as Stephens notes, "no attorneys are not all bad. when you die. The two are not one really knows who's in favor of "There are circumstances where related. it. The medical profession basically powers of attorney are useful but it Powers of attorney should also be has been opposed to it....it's would be a case where you're not an open document, not a secret extremely complicated and it's satisfied with the family and the thing, and Stephen suggests that all going to add a tremendous amount people that are around you are not the children be named, not just one. of bureaucracy to the health care going to make decisions that are not system. in your best interest. If you're satis- The act allows you to appoint fled, then I personally don't feel someone to make decisions with there's any need to have one of respect to your health care. The these things. system works well now, he "There's nothing wrong with explained, since medical care is them, I'm just saying there's offered immediately in case of nothing good about them unless emergency, and spouses, children or there's special circumstances." relatives are given the opportunity to act in your best interest. "The proposal is you're going to sign a power of attorney Did you know? presumably you're going to name Machinery, noise, dusts, those same people, so really you're chemicals, large animals, viruses, giving to those people the power to endotoxins, fertilizers, and do what they already had the power chemicals are among the many to do."_potential hazards on Canadian Stephenadded that power of farms. "They should be a family document in which everyone knows what's going on," he said, adding that a copy of the document should be in the house as well as at the lawyer's office. Generally, powers of attorney have no restrictions on them what- soever. 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