Uncategorized 4th Glossy Nothing-to-see-here Don’t-worry-about-it Annual Report on Medical assistance in Dying 2022 8 Nov 2023 A few months late, the 4th Annual was released to little fanfare. Here are a few thoughts and observations about what you might have missed. We'll start with their Chart…
Uncategorized say no to MAiD(mdsuc) 23 Oct 2023 In a recent Angus-Reid poll, only a minority of Canadians (about 28%) are in favour of expanding MAiD to people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness (MDSUC). A vast…
Uncategorized Grieving Matters 30 Sep 202330 Sep 2023 September 30, The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, was first observed as a federal holiday in 2021. Springing from Orange Shirt Day this is one day a year set…
Uncategorized +?+Thinking Positively++??+ 4 Aug 202330 Sep 2023 With the recent passage of the Canada Disability Benefit Act, are disabled folks in Canada are closer to the goals of "Disability Without Poverty"? Should this victory be celebrated? We…
Thoughts and Ideas LWD’s first birthday 21 May 202330 Sep 2023 One year ago, Living With Dignity Canada became a legal entity, launched this website, and published the first instalment of this blog. Happy Birthday to Us! An old family photo…
Uncategorized “My Body, My Choice”: Tricky territory 9 May 202330 Sep 2023 South of the border, half the population lost a constitutional right to privacy in health care when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which has for over two decades…
In the News… Does Hate always look Hateful? 21 Apr 202330 Sep 2023 Does hate always look hateful? Or can hate adopt a kind face and the language of compassion? Or can it disguise itself as bureaucratic rectitude, fully versed in what the…
Thoughts and Ideas Ambivalence Saves Lives 14 Apr 202330 Sep 2023 Human beings are complex creatures, to say the least. Rarely can we point to a single source of happiness, distress, rage, fear, or sleeplessness. We have a lot on our…
In the News… About those Recommendations 23 Mar 202330 Sep 2023 Hello readers. Because I have not yet been able to bring myself to the task of explicating the AMAD Committee final report's 23 Recommendations, this week's blog post is the…
Thoughts and Ideas Gaslit! 6 Mar 202330 Sep 2023 What I intended to write about this week was the report. By that I mean the final report of the joint committee whose hearings were intended, at least in part,…