Monthly Archives: October 2017

CMHA comes out against euthanasia for psychiatric reasons

The Canadian Medical Health Association released its position paper on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and it endorsed euthanasia and assisted-suicide as a legitimate medical service while coming out against expanding criteria for the procedure to include those suffering from mental illness. Noting that it released its paper days before World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, the CMHA said that “people [...]

Paul Tuns2017-10-10T07:30:06-04:00October 2, 2017|Euthanasia|

Trost files lawsuit against Conservative Party

Brad Trost In the Notice for Application to Divisional Court for Judicial Review in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Trost campaign ask for the non-compliance decision to be quashed and compliance fee returned because it was "procedurally flawed" and "deprived Mr. Trost of basic procedural fairness" and a right to internal appeal. It also maintains the Trost campaign [...]

Paul Tuns2017-10-04T06:19:56-04:00October 1, 2017|Announcements, Features, Politics|

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