Committee missing out on hearing from people with disabilities who agree with MAID

Renewing the ban on MAID for mental illness would create additional injustices for the disabled community.

Governments need to do more to ensure disabled Canadians have the social and financial supports required to thrive, but removing MAID as an option is not the answer, writes Harry Ennis. Pexels photograph by Vitaly Gariev

Opinion

BY HARRY ENNIS

May 20, 2026

Like many Canadians, I have been watching the proceedings of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying convened to examine lifting the ban on MAID for Canadians whose sole disability is mental illness. I am disappointed to see that many witnesses representin...

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