‘Even one case is too many’: Legion says veterans are ‘feeling really traumatized’ from news reports of a case worker discussing MAID

With the Special Joint Committee on MAID having already set drafting instructions for its report, Senator Pamela Wallin said ‘unacceptable behaviour by an errant employee’ does not indicate that MAID laws need to change.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay answered questions at a Dec. 5 committee about reports of one case worker in his department discussing MAID with veterans.

The Royal Canadian Legion says it is “monitoring the investigation” into reports of veterans being offered medical assistance in dying, but the incidents have “exasperated” broader feelings of frustration and anxiety that veterans have about whether the federal gover...

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