One of the objectives of the CCELS is to meet the increasienegd n for education and research in relation to issues of particular significance for older adu Tltsh.e Aging with Challenges project is aimed at considering the difficulties faced by adults agwinigth. [...] We thank Jane Meadus and Judith Wahl of the Advyo cCaecntre for the Elderly in To- ronto for their review of the section on the Onota lerigislation and Judge Boshier (Princi- pal Family Court Judge, Wellington) and Professoilrl iaWm Aitken (Victoria University of Wellington) for their assistance in relation tthoe. [...] The fate of this bill, which received first reading beforte w ias removed from the agenda prior to the close of the spring legislative session, ise urtnacin at the time of writing. [...] Identifying the key compo- nents of both the New Zealand and the Ontario giaunasrdhip models may helpfully in- form the discussion regarding the important compnotsn ethat should be incorporated in modern guardianship laws in BC. [...] Canadian Centre for Elder Law Studies 3 A Comparative Analysis of Adult Guardianship Laws in BC, New Zealand and Ontario idiot’s death, the King was to render the esta thei sto heirs.”11 In the case of a lunatic, who might “regain his sanity,” or at least experienceer iopds of lucidity, the King was not given custody of the lunatic’s land; nor was hem pitetred to take any profit for his own use.