Remember to give 5 minutes or so to provide feedback to the federal government on assisted dying legislation. You can access the questionnaire here. I have been an advocate for disability rights for years and I have lived as a disabled person most of my life as I had significant
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Montreal Simon: Why the Liberal Government is Defending Bill C-14 So Strongly
Because I know a lot about death, and I've seen a lot of people die, some of my friends have been coming up to me and asking the same question:Why is Justin Trudeau's government clinging so stubbornly to its assisted dying bill C14?My blogging …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Senate of Canada – Back on the Job.
To some they’re still unelected meddlers who should just sit down and rubber stamp the government’s assisted dying law, just as they would have done during the Harper “shut up and do what I say, when I say it” era.That’s not their job. Freed from the y…
Continue readingA. Picazo: Undignified Death
This column ran in The National Post on January 20, 2016. The Supreme Court hearing that granted the Liberals a four-month extension to review assisted-dying legislation last week brought out the usual coterie of critics, many of them religious. We are…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: Assisted Dying is Officially Legal in Quebec
After a lengthy court battle, Quebec Health Minister, Gaetan Barrette, announced that as of today, it will be legal for terminally ill patients in Quebec to have medical assistance in dying.Quebec is the first province to pass this controversial law, p…
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