@SvenskMan said:

The plot is "In a fictional outcome for the 2015 Canadian federal election, a political party comes to power and establishes a law called S-14, allowing parents of troubled children and limited finances to place their children in hospitals, without regard for fundamental justice". So, Yes S-14 is fictitious. But I can think of many things that have inspred Xavier Dolan.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess my point would be if there are elements of society or laws that would inspire the director, why not just base it around one of them. Just seems a hit strange for a non-sci fi film to be based around a fictitious law that hasn't ever really been proposed.