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…
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,…
Thoughts and Ideas Helen Long Says you don’t exist — But we see you! 27 Jul 202230 Sep 2023 Dying with Dignity CEO, Helen Long, recently published a long article in McLeans Magazine (May 31/22), detailing the results of DWD's most recent survey. On the basis of that survey,…
Thoughts and Ideas We’re Here! 23 May 20221 Oct 2023 "Somebody ought to START AN ORGANIZATION!" I moaned in a Facebook post on April 30th, after I read in the paper that yet another person with a disability had chosen…