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…
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The Canadian Progressive: CRA Guts Dying With Dignity’s Long-Standing Charitable Status
Leading death with dignity lobby group announced Tuesday that it’s losing its charitable status after a recent political-activity audit by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The post CRA Guts Dying With Dignity’s Long-Standing Charitable Status appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingTerahertz: A setback for dying with dignity in Canada
The Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision to strike down Canada’s ban on assisted suicide was reversed by the BC Court of Appeal yesterday. The decision represents a disappointing delay for advocates of compassionate deaths in Canada, which have been fighting for a reversal to the ban for decades. The
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