Death Spiral
A collection of links to my 8 articles on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada.
MAiD: From Consent To Coercion
Canada’s MAiD policy was sold on the basis that it would ONLY apply with the individual’s voluntary consent. However, this basis is being undermined relentlessly with a nudge here and…
The Devils In Our Future
A combination of (a) courts applying a narrow bandwidth of reasoning and (b) legislation blindly following court verdicts has left important holes in our MAiD policy. These holes will haunt…
MAiD Numbers Up By 989% in 5 Years
The explosive growth in assisted suicides in Canada should be a matter of concern. Instead, we are carrying on as if this was a good thing. We need to reconsider…
MAiD-makers Whittling Away At Consent
‘Encouraging’ doctors to bring up MAiD before their patients do, or getting the patient’s consent in advance, change the very paradigm of our MAiD policy. Wider public input is a…
The Realm of Ridiculousness
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) is available to new immigrants from the moment they land in Canada, & to Work Permit holders as well as to the PEOPLE WHOSE APPLICATION…
Our Defective Democracy
Bill C-11 passed second reading in the Senate recently. A total of 68 senators voted on it (49 Yea, 19 Nay & 0 abstentions). But the total number of senators…
MAiD: The New Moloch?
Expanding MAiD to infants (who cannot possibly ‘request’ it) and mentally ill people solely based on input from parliamentarians, health professionals & academics is lopsided & can only take us…
… And Euthanasia For All
The ongoing expansion of MAiD to ever more categories of people is taking place without the benefit of a societal process on the issue. This lack of wider input is…
L’affaire Laith Marouf Gets Murkier
The three main planks in the damage control exercise by the Trudeau government in the CMAC / Laith Marouf scandal are disintegrating in front of our eyes. Will they have…