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10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
A decade after legalization, courts and Parliament are weighing whether to keep Track 2 and add mental illness, as 2,050 Canadians have died under it since 2021.
- Monday, June 15, 2026, marks the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying , a framework that has evolved from end-of-life care to include Track 2 pathways for individuals with disabilities.
- Parliament expanded MAID via Bill C-7 in 2021, creating Track 2, though the government repeatedly delayed broader expansion to 2027 to study safeguards, frustrating advocates awaiting eligibility changes.
- Government data reveals that 4.5 per cent of practitioners provided 37.5 per cent of all MAID cases in 2024, while less than five per cent of cases were Track 2, with more than 61 per cent identifying as having a disability.
- Two simultaneous Charter challenges are underway: one organization argues to repeal Track 2, while another seeks to expand eligibility to include mental illness, reflecting deep judicial uncertainty.
- Critics argue that addressing suffering through assisted suicide rather than social reform risks overlooking the need for disability supports, particularly for those facing poverty and housing insecurity.
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10-year anniversary of MAID in Canada invites love, pain and shame
TORONTO - For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments.
·Toronto, Canada
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Canadaʼs government-sanctioned assisted suicide program — known as medical assistance in dying, or MAID — turns 10 years old this month, and in the decade since it was launched assisted dying has become a leading cause of death in the country. Yet Alex Schadenberg, the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, says there is a grim upside to that trend: Other countries increasingly donʼt want anything to do with assisted suicide.…
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