Medical Assistance In Dying

• Calgary seniors produce play on mandatory medical assistance in dying to cope with rising health care costs

  Calgary seniors produce play on mandatory medical assistance in dying at 85 to cope with rising health care costs

  Entertainment

  Jun 3
  
• ‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion

  The Liberal government's decision to expand medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness as a sole underlying condition has sparked a wide range of reaction in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 9
  
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• Minors should be eligible for assisted dying, parliamentary committee says

  Canada's assisted dying laws should be expanded to include minors, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a new report tabled in the House of Commons Wednesday. 

  Health

  Feb 16
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• Manitoba has seen steady increase in requests for medically assisted death: Shared Health

  Data from Shared Health shows the most common underlying conditions of MAID patients are consistent with the leading causes of death in Canada

  Health

  Feb 2
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes assisted dying expansion as Ottawa eyes delay

  According to Smith's office, Alberta is consulting experts about the potential effects expanded eligibility might have on the province's health-care system.

  Canada

  Jan 30
• Nova Scotia non-profits plead for higher income assistance amid rising cost of living

  Nova Scotia food banks and community groups are calling for an immediate increase in income assistance for the growing number of residents in a state of 'crisis.'

  Canada

  Jan 10
• Conservative leader warns of ‘slippery slope’ after Mississauga food bank users seek MAID

  "We have the CEO of the Mississauga Food Bank saying that she has people coming into her facility asking not for food, but for help ending their lives."

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2022
• Experts at odds over delay in expansion of medically-assisted dying system

  The federal government announced last week that it intends to legislate further delay in an update to the MAID law. It has not indicated for how long.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2022
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• Feds looking to delay expansion of assisted dying: ‘Need to get this right’

  'We’re seeking to move that time period back,' Minister of Justice David Lametti said on Thursday afternoon during a press conference.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022
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• Supporters in Dartmouth, N.S. demand better health care for veterans

  The chair of the Legal Assistance Foundation, says many are worried about the care being offered, especially in light of a recent investigation by Veterans Affairs Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2022