An open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on MAID

Of the nine countries around the world that offer MAID, Canada is the only one to discriminate against people with mental illness by specifically preventing them from accessing MAID.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in the House of Commons foyer for Question Period on June 9, 2026.

May I steal a quick moment of your time before I die? The Special Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medically Assisted Dying (AMAD) wouldn’t hear me, but I’m hoping you will, Mr. Prime Minister.&nb...

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