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Chris Selley: Canada got euthanasia wrong. That doesn’t mean everyone else has to
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (390+ words) Most countries, Scotland included, likely don't realize just how dysfunctional, unserious and lazy Canada is. Across the pond in Edinburgh, meanwhile, members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) voted 69 to 57 against legalizing medically assisted suicide even for terminally ill, mentally competent…...
Ramona Coelho: Alberta bill restricting assisted suicide reaffirms that care comes first
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (548+ words) Danielle Smith's plan reinforces the ethical principles that coercive influences to die should never drive MAiD eligibility Alberta's'Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act'signals a fundamental policy and ethical correction: medical assistance in dying must remain an exceptional, end-of-life…...
FIRST READING: Canada likely to mark 100,000th MAID death by summer
3+ week, 3+ day ago (803+ words) More Canadians are dying from assisted suicide each year than all the world's other countries combined Just as Canada approaches the 10th anniversary of legal assisted suicide, the country is on course to soon record 100,000 total deaths from Medical Assistance in…...
Colby Cosh: Can the courts force a Catholic hospital to kill?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (92+ words) Lawsuit seeks to make B.C.'s Providence Health Care provide assisted suicide A Best Buy tech expert shares this year's top wellness trends and devices From well-insulated outerwear to expertly engineered layers, check out these five snow styles Founded in 2003, Gentle…...
Conservative grassroots to debate DEI, conversion therapy, abortion and immigration at convention
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (932+ words) OTTAWA " Conservative grassroots will debate amending the party's policy towards diversity, as well as deleting a clause that says a future government would not support legislation restricting abortion, when they meet in Calgary later this month." Delegates from across the…...
Chris Selley: Liberals' misleading 'femicide' bill is cynical even for them
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Bill C-16 establishes no new provision with respect to killing women specifically. It just pretends to Now we have Bill C-16, which passed first reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Minor detail, though: C-16 doesn't establish any new crime of "femicide…...
Late-term abortions are being performed in Canada without a serious medical reason
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1791+ words) New videos from anti-abortion activists have sparked a debate on the guardrails in a country without any abortion legislation at all In 2013, former longtime Liberal MP Dr. Carolyn Bennett, in a terse letter to the National Post, said no doctor…...
Liberal candidate apologizes for comments she says were 'taken out of context' on elderly, new mothers
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (585+ words) Exceptional Journalism Powered by Media Innovation. Our Mission: Keeping Canadians in the know with ambitious, trusted and high-quality journalism. Delivering high-value and data-driven marketing solutions to businesses and advertisers. Our Vision: To be the most innovative media company in Canada…...