MAiD in Canada
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We are committed to providing accurate, fact-based information about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada. We are also dedicated to respectfully challenging misinformation and disinformation wherever it arises.
We are committed to providing accurate, fact-based information about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada. We are also dedicated to respectfully challenging misinformation and disinformation wherever it arises.
Truth and reconciliation cannot be confined to September 30.
For those of us in healthcare, part of the work is listening to Indigenous voices, recognizing the limits of our own knowledge, and allowing what we learn to shape the care we provide.
Some reflections:
For those of us in healthcare, part of the work is listening to Indigenous voices, recognizing the limits of our own knowledge, and allowing what we learn to shape the care we provide.
Some reflections:
Reflections on listening to and learning from Indigenous voices
This Wednesday was National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada.
maidincanada.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Truth and reconciliation cannot be confined to September 30.
For those of us in healthcare, part of the work is listening to Indigenous voices, recognizing the limits of our own knowledge, and allowing what we learn to shape the care we provide.
Some reflections:
For those of us in healthcare, part of the work is listening to Indigenous voices, recognizing the limits of our own knowledge, and allowing what we learn to shape the care we provide.
Some reflections:
The EPC defended a misleading post. After pushback from us and many others, the video disappeared from their Facebook page.
Challenging misinformation matters. Keep pushing back.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/the-epc-is...
Challenging misinformation matters. Keep pushing back.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/the-epc-is...
The EPC is at it again: A follow-up to our post, “Incompetence or Dishonesty?”
They seem to have decided on the latter...then changed their mind?
maidincanada.substack.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The EPC defended a misleading post. After pushback from us and many others, the video disappeared from their Facebook page.
Challenging misinformation matters. Keep pushing back.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/the-epc-is...
Challenging misinformation matters. Keep pushing back.
maidincanada.substack.com/p/the-epc-is...
Pope Leo XIV has accused those who support a person’s choice to have an assisted death of offering “false compassion.”
That is offensive.
The Pope is entitled to define compassion for Catholics who share his beliefs. He is not entitled to define it for everyone else.
That is offensive.
The Pope is entitled to define compassion for Catholics who share his beliefs. He is not entitled to define it for everyone else.
False Compassion?
The Pope condemns assisted dying while assuming Catholic beliefs about suffering should govern us all.
maidincanada.substack.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Pope Leo XIV has accused those who support a person’s choice to have an assisted death of offering “false compassion.”
That is offensive.
The Pope is entitled to define compassion for Catholics who share his beliefs. He is not entitled to define it for everyone else.
That is offensive.
The Pope is entitled to define compassion for Catholics who share his beliefs. He is not entitled to define it for everyone else.
We hear so many frightening stories and misleading claims about MAiD. So it’s good to see someone push back and describe what MAiD actually looked like for them: a person who knows what they want, people who care deeply about them, and a team taking their wishes seriously. That is the MAiD we know.
Opinion: MAID discourse hurting those who are already suffering - Red Deer Advocate
My dad had agreed to Medical assistance in dying (MAID). He said when things got bad enough, he would know it was time and he would make the call. He […]
reddeeradvocate.com
September 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We hear so many frightening stories and misleading claims about MAiD. So it’s good to see someone push back and describe what MAiD actually looked like for them: a person who knows what they want, people who care deeply about them, and a team taking their wishes seriously. That is the MAiD we know.
We just finished recording our first Ask Us Anything video. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions. We'll post this soon.
September 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We just finished recording our first Ask Us Anything video. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions. We'll post this soon.
We get a lot of "fan mail", but this one was special. For context, the baseline for "serious" opponents of MAiD is to call MAiD clinicians killers or psychopaths. Comments like this aren't many steps down the road of dehumanizing language.
September 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
We get a lot of "fan mail", but this one was special. For context, the baseline for "serious" opponents of MAiD is to call MAiD clinicians killers or psychopaths. Comments like this aren't many steps down the road of dehumanizing language.
A recent blog post from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition raises serious questions about the accuracy of the information they publish about assisted dying.
We took a closer look at what they claimed—and what the legislation actually says.
Read our response at the link below.
We took a closer look at what they claimed—and what the legislation actually says.
Read our response at the link below.
Incompetence or dishonesty?
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Gets Part of France’s Assisted-Dying Law Completely Wrong
maidincanada.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A recent blog post from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition raises serious questions about the accuracy of the information they publish about assisted dying.
We took a closer look at what they claimed—and what the legislation actually says.
Read our response at the link below.
We took a closer look at what they claimed—and what the legislation actually says.
Read our response at the link below.
Kiano Vafaeian's story has been told almost exclusively through the lens of media, vocal opposition to MAiD, and family. People cannot fully claim to be honoring him while omitting his account of his life and suffering. Today we share his story, recorded, in his own words.
The missing voice in a very public story
Kiano Vafaeian’s lived experience in his own words
maidincanada.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Kiano Vafaeian's story has been told almost exclusively through the lens of media, vocal opposition to MAiD, and family. People cannot fully claim to be honoring him while omitting his account of his life and suffering. Today we share his story, recorded, in his own words.
Reposted by MAiD in Canada
Has anybody heard Marcus Powlowski condemn the mistreatment at Waypoint Centre? Or does protection of individuals with mental illness only count when trying to justify limiting access to MAiD? www.thestar.com/news/investi...
Her son was 'caged' for 5 years. Video of his life in isolation at this Ontario hospital left her 'absolutely, completely horrified'
Jake Gordon is being released from seclusion at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care. His mom credits the Star's investigation for the change.
www.thestar.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Has anybody heard Marcus Powlowski condemn the mistreatment at Waypoint Centre? Or does protection of individuals with mental illness only count when trying to justify limiting access to MAiD? www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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Check out Alberta government restricting access to MAiD saying concerned for people making decisions due to lack of services AND reducing funding for disability supports and services. #hypocrites
It strikes me that a lot of the people who are least likely to support better funding for social programs that help vulnerable individuals are also the people who are most appalled about the idea of somebody choosing to end their own life through medical assistance in dying.
September 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Check out Alberta government restricting access to MAiD saying concerned for people making decisions due to lack of services AND reducing funding for disability supports and services. #hypocrites
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In the coming months, you are going to be hearing a lot about MAiD and mental illness. So before the next round of headlines, court decisions and parliamentary arguments, we wanted to explain how Canada actually got here — and what the real legal and medical questions are.
MAiD and Mental Illness: How We Got Here, and What Canada Still Has to Decide
You are going to be hearing a lot about MAiD and mental illness over the coming months.
maidincanada.substack.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
In the coming months, you are going to be hearing a lot about MAiD and mental illness. So before the next round of headlines, court decisions and parliamentary arguments, we wanted to explain how Canada actually got here — and what the real legal and medical questions are.
Today’s decision did NOT uphold Canada’s exclusion of people with mental disorders from MAiD. The court denied Brosseau an individual exemption while her challenge proceeds.
The judge has now ordered that challenge to move forward. Canada will finally have to defend the mental illness exclusion.
The judge has now ordered that challenge to move forward. Canada will finally have to defend the mental illness exclusion.
What Today’s MAiD Court Decision Actually Means
Canada Will Finally Have to Defend Its Mental Illness Exclusion
maidincanada.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Today’s decision did NOT uphold Canada’s exclusion of people with mental disorders from MAiD. The court denied Brosseau an individual exemption while her challenge proceeds.
The judge has now ordered that challenge to move forward. Canada will finally have to defend the mental illness exclusion.
The judge has now ordered that challenge to move forward. Canada will finally have to defend the mental illness exclusion.
What songs would be on your final playlist?
After reading musician Jill Barber’s beautiful account of music and MAiD, I started thinking about the music I’ve heard during MAiD provisions, including one song from the very first provision I ever supported that has stayed with me ever since.
- Kim
After reading musician Jill Barber’s beautiful account of music and MAiD, I started thinking about the music I’ve heard during MAiD provisions, including one song from the very first provision I ever supported that has stayed with me ever since.
- Kim
MAiD and Music
A recent Substack article by musician Jill Barber about her experience with MAiD got me thinking about the importance of music in the final moments of life.
maidincanada.substack.com
August 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
What songs would be on your final playlist?
After reading musician Jill Barber’s beautiful account of music and MAiD, I started thinking about the music I’ve heard during MAiD provisions, including one song from the very first provision I ever supported that has stayed with me ever since.
- Kim
After reading musician Jill Barber’s beautiful account of music and MAiD, I started thinking about the music I’ve heard during MAiD provisions, including one song from the very first provision I ever supported that has stayed with me ever since.
- Kim
“Spiritual supervisors” should not be allowed to dictate publicly funded health care.
If someone wants spiritual support or guidance, they should be able to invite them to be part of their care team. That support should be available to everyone who wants it—but it should never be imposed on anyone.
If someone wants spiritual support or guidance, they should be able to invite them to be part of their care team. That support should be available to everyone who wants it—but it should never be imposed on anyone.
After 120 years of serving Antigonish, Sisters of St. Martha remove their name from its hospital
The decision to relinquish their role as being the spiritual supervisors of what was Nova Scotia's only remaining Catholic hospital, came after long consideration of their ageing of their members and ...
www.saltwire.com
August 28, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“Spiritual supervisors” should not be allowed to dictate publicly funded health care.
If someone wants spiritual support or guidance, they should be able to invite them to be part of their care team. That support should be available to everyone who wants it—but it should never be imposed on anyone.
If someone wants spiritual support or guidance, they should be able to invite them to be part of their care team. That support should be available to everyone who wants it—but it should never be imposed on anyone.
Looking for a good place to start understanding MAiD in Canada?
George S. Takach’s new The Book of MAiD brings together the information, questions, and conversations that matter most in a remarkably accessible way.
We highly recommend it.
George S. Takach’s new The Book of MAiD brings together the information, questions, and conversations that matter most in a remarkably accessible way.
We highly recommend it.
A New Book About MAiD We Think You Should Read
A new book about MAiD has just been released, and we think it’s going to be an important one.
maidincanada.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Looking for a good place to start understanding MAiD in Canada?
George S. Takach’s new The Book of MAiD brings together the information, questions, and conversations that matter most in a remarkably accessible way.
We highly recommend it.
George S. Takach’s new The Book of MAiD brings together the information, questions, and conversations that matter most in a remarkably accessible way.
We highly recommend it.
We need some help!
We’re looking for 30–40 volunteers to test our first free, interactive MAiD education course before we launch it publicly.
About 30–45 minutes + a short feedback survey. No MAiD expertise required — we actually want a mix of knowledge levels.
Interested?
We’re looking for 30–40 volunteers to test our first free, interactive MAiD education course before we launch it publicly.
About 30–45 minutes + a short feedback survey. No MAiD expertise required — we actually want a mix of knowledge levels.
Interested?
Help us test our new MAiD education course
We’re looking for 30–40 volunteers to help us test the first of what we hope will become a series of free public MAiD education courses.
maidincanada.substack.com
August 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
We need some help!
We’re looking for 30–40 volunteers to test our first free, interactive MAiD education course before we launch it publicly.
About 30–45 minutes + a short feedback survey. No MAiD expertise required — we actually want a mix of knowledge levels.
Interested?
We’re looking for 30–40 volunteers to test our first free, interactive MAiD education course before we launch it publicly.
About 30–45 minutes + a short feedback survey. No MAiD expertise required — we actually want a mix of knowledge levels.
Interested?
There’s still time to Ask Us Anything about MAiD in Canada.
We’ve received a lot of great questions already, but there’s still time to send yours in.
In early September, we’ll be recording a video and publishing a Substack post answering your questions about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada.
We’ve received a lot of great questions already, but there’s still time to send yours in.
In early September, we’ll be recording a video and publishing a Substack post answering your questions about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada.
September Ask Us Anything — Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada
www.maidincanada2016.ca
August 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There’s still time to Ask Us Anything about MAiD in Canada.
We’ve received a lot of great questions already, but there’s still time to send yours in.
In early September, we’ll be recording a video and publishing a Substack post answering your questions about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada.
We’ve received a lot of great questions already, but there’s still time to send yours in.
In early September, we’ll be recording a video and publishing a Substack post answering your questions about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada.
"We stand with the community and work for equity, inclusion and human rights. It is within this context that it is important to clarify that disability communities do not speak with one voice on MAiD."
An important point worth remembering.
An important point worth remembering.
System reform matters. But MAiD eligibility should not depend on it - Healthy Debate
healthydebate.ca
August 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"We stand with the community and work for equity, inclusion and human rights. It is within this context that it is important to clarify that disability communities do not speak with one voice on MAiD."
An important point worth remembering.
An important point worth remembering.
A conspiracy theory linking medical assistance in dying, white Canadians, and immigration has moved from the fringes of online discussion to one of the world’s largest political platforms.
Read our analysis of how this disturbing argument against MAiD was presented on The Tucker Carlson Show.
Read our analysis of how this disturbing argument against MAiD was presented on The Tucker Carlson Show.
The MAiD Great Replacement Theory Goes Mainstream
How demographic statistics about assisted dying became evidence for a racist conspiracy theory
maidincanada.substack.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
A conspiracy theory linking medical assistance in dying, white Canadians, and immigration has moved from the fringes of online discussion to one of the world’s largest political platforms.
Read our analysis of how this disturbing argument against MAiD was presented on The Tucker Carlson Show.
Read our analysis of how this disturbing argument against MAiD was presented on The Tucker Carlson Show.
We are giving our readers a chance to ask us anything about MAiD, palliative care, or how we got involved in this work. We will collect the questions over the next couple weeks and create a video of us answering them. Submit questions through the link below
maidincanada.substack.com/p/ask-us-any...
maidincanada.substack.com/p/ask-us-any...
Ask Us Anything
We’re going to try something a little different in September: an Ask Us Anything.
maidincanada.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We are giving our readers a chance to ask us anything about MAiD, palliative care, or how we got involved in this work. We will collect the questions over the next couple weeks and create a video of us answering them. Submit questions through the link below
maidincanada.substack.com/p/ask-us-any...
maidincanada.substack.com/p/ask-us-any...
Dr. Zivot and his 'drowning' claim about MAiD won't go away, so we took a close look at the evidence and logic behind this claim.
The evidence doesn't hold up at all (his logic doesn't fare well either).
Read our latest article to learn why, and how you can respond when you hear it in the future.
The evidence doesn't hold up at all (his logic doesn't fare well either).
Read our latest article to learn why, and how you can respond when you hear it in the future.
From Executions to MAiD: The Weak Science Behind Dr. Zivot’s MAiD “Drowning” Claim
The Long Version
maidincanada.substack.com
August 13, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Dr. Zivot and his 'drowning' claim about MAiD won't go away, so we took a close look at the evidence and logic behind this claim.
The evidence doesn't hold up at all (his logic doesn't fare well either).
Read our latest article to learn why, and how you can respond when you hear it in the future.
The evidence doesn't hold up at all (his logic doesn't fare well either).
Read our latest article to learn why, and how you can respond when you hear it in the future.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition deliberately shared these MAiD disinformation posts on Facebook.
This is an organization that appears before Parliament and intervenes in major court cases involving MAiD.
That privilege should be forfeited. They clearly cannot be trusted in this debate.
This is an organization that appears before Parliament and intervenes in major court cases involving MAiD.
That privilege should be forfeited. They clearly cannot be trusted in this debate.
August 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition deliberately shared these MAiD disinformation posts on Facebook.
This is an organization that appears before Parliament and intervenes in major court cases involving MAiD.
That privilege should be forfeited. They clearly cannot be trusted in this debate.
This is an organization that appears before Parliament and intervenes in major court cases involving MAiD.
That privilege should be forfeited. They clearly cannot be trusted in this debate.
Kelsi Sheren says she’s being demonetized, censored, and targeted because of her views on MAiD.
But there’s a difference between being silenced for your views and being held accountable for the things you choose to say publicly.
Sometimes, your own words provide the necessary context.
But there’s a difference between being silenced for your views and being held accountable for the things you choose to say publicly.
Sometimes, your own words provide the necessary context.
Kelsi Sheren Says She’s Being Silenced. Is It Censorship—or Accountability?
YouTube video by MAiD in Canada
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August 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Kelsi Sheren says she’s being demonetized, censored, and targeted because of her views on MAiD.
But there’s a difference between being silenced for your views and being held accountable for the things you choose to say publicly.
Sometimes, your own words provide the necessary context.
But there’s a difference between being silenced for your views and being held accountable for the things you choose to say publicly.
Sometimes, your own words provide the necessary context.
With MAiD for mental illness continuing to make headlines, new and ongoing court cases, and the federal government still to respond to recommendations from the parliamentary AMAD committee, we thought this month was a good time to focus our quiz on MAiD and mental illness. Enjoy.
The August MAiD Quiz is Live
We missed posting the July MAiD quiz due to some personal life events getting in the way. But we’re back this month with the August Quiz.
With MAiD for mental illness continuing to make headlines, n...
maidincanada.substack.com
August 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
With MAiD for mental illness continuing to make headlines, new and ongoing court cases, and the federal government still to respond to recommendations from the parliamentary AMAD committee, we thought this month was a good time to focus our quiz on MAiD and mental illness. Enjoy.