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05/27/2026

What happens to mental health care when patients know their doctor may help end their life?

Dr. Chochinov warns that MAiD for mental illness changes the foundation of the therapeutic relationship. Patients struggling with suicidality need to know their lives are valued, that hope remains possible, and that their caregivers will not give up on them.

That’s why most psychiatrists still do not support expanding MAiD to mental illness.

***deprevention

05/25/2026

The current failure of "safeguards" is just one reason Canada must stop the expansion of euthanasia.

Vulnerable Canadians have been rushed to death without proper access to care. This should alarm every Canadian.

Canada must provide better care to the vulberable, rather than expanding death.

05/22/2026

Recovery from mental illness is unpredictable. That’s exactly why euthanasia should never be offered as a solution.

When even leading psychiatrists acknowledge they cannot reliably determine who will or won’t recover, the answer must be more care, more support, and more hope — not death.

05/21/2026

If the people creating Canada’s MAiD curriculum and standards are also part of activist organizations pushing for expansion, Canadians should be asking serious questions.

This exchange raises concerns about bias, accountability, and whether vulnerable people are truly being protected.

When the stakes are life and death, ideology cannot replace oversight.

05/16/2026

Can psychiatrists refuse MAiD requests?

05/14/2026

There's no such thing as "everything's been tried."

Dr. John Maher has seen countless patients who were told they could never get better, get better. And he knows that suffering can always be reduced.

Rather than offering death, we should be offering real care to reduce suffering.

Contact your MP to let them know that euthanasia is not a compassionate response to mental illness.

05/12/2026

Euthanasia communicates that some lives aren't worth living.

And many vulnerable people have been convinced that's true.

And when state-facilitated death isn't available, many will act on this belief.

Euthanasia is not compassionate.

***deprevention

05/06/2026

Four hours after being released from a psychiatric ward for a su***de attempt, Alicia's mother was euthanized.

Despite MAiD for mental illness being illegal in Canada, she is hearing from many other families across Canada with similar stories.

Yesterday, warned Parliament about the dangers of expanding euthanasia to mental illness - and how it will also harm family members and friends of those whose lives are ended by euthanasia.

You can use your voice today to speak up as well. Contact your Member of Parliament to urge them to support Bill C-218 which will stop MAiD for mental illness.

05/05/2026

If someone is refused MAiD… what stops them from just asking again and again?

This recent exchange suggests there may be no clear requirement for assessors to know how many times a person has been denied. That opens the door to doctor shopping—until one approval is found.

When the outcome is irreversible, even small gaps in oversight should concern all of us.

📞 Contact your MP and urge them to support Bill C-218 and strengthen protections for vulnerable Canadians.

04/30/2026

MAiD for mental illness is the opposite of mental health care.

Dr. Trudo Lemmons testified earlier this month that people with doctor shop to find a physician who will guarantee their death, even when there are care teams are working towards recovery.

Hopelessness calls for hope, not death.

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