In Péladeau v. Centre de réadaptation en dépendance du Nouveau Départ inc. (Clinique Nouveau Départ), 2016 QCCA 1726, the Court of Appeal was called upon to decide whether someone under the protective regime of tutorship to her property could be ordered to pay the fees associated with a contract she concluded for drug rehabilitation services.

There has been much public discussion in recent months surrounding the City of Montreal’s decision to introduce a city-wide ban on pit-bulls.