Thoughts and Ideas Is nothing sacred (if you don’t believe in God)? 26 Sep 2025 “Once you accept that people ought to have autonomy—once you accept that life is not sacred and something that can only be taken by God, a being I don’t believe…
Disability arts and culture… “Life After” 15 Feb 202515 Feb 2025 Have you ever wondered "Whatever happened to X" -- someone who made big news but then faded from view and from public consciousness? Disabled film-maker, Reid Davenport, was reading a…
In the News They want to have a Conversation about Advance Directives … 6 Feb 20259 Feb 2025 Readers of this blog should be aware that the government is conducting a "conversation" -- not a consultation -- about advance directives for MAID. This exercise opened in mid-December 2024…
In the News Families vs. MAID (Part 2) 2 Nov 2024 A new case has arisen (A.Y. vs. N.B.) and prompted me to tackle my promised Part 2. This new case too is about love -- about the desire of A.Y.…
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…
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…
In the News… About those Recommendations 23 Mar 202323 Feb 2024 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 202323 Feb 2024 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,…