MAID debate derailed by alternate facts

For the pause to expanding medical assistance in dying to have meaning, the time must be used to develop policy following an unbiased review of evidence.

Mental Health Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, claims that psychiatric MAID is not suicide, but even Justice Minister David Lametti has acknowledged that the expanded practice ‘is a species of suicide,’ writes K. Sonu Gaind. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY K. SONU GAIND

February 13, 2023

When introduced in 2016 for those whose deaths were foreseeable, Canadians knew medical assistance in dying (MAID) was for helping relieve end-of-life suffering. When the government expanded MAID in 2021 to people with a disability who were not dying, we were stepping into t...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past weekâ€™s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy