MAID and mental health deserve thoughtful debate

Moronic flamethrower rhetoric and talking points from all sides won’t do the job of properly figuring out what is best here.

Conservative Senator Denise Batters and MP Ed Fast are involved in the official opposition's work around the inclusion of mental illness as grounds for MAID, and are particularly thoughtful individuals on this subject, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

March 8, 2023

OTTAWA—Medical assistance in dying (MAID), as currently constructed in Canada, is something I support. Of course, it needs to be constantly reviewed, informed by new science, and rigorously overseen. It should never just be another regular prescription, but people of sound...

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