4 Cases of Federal Department Offering Veterans Unsolicited Assisted Suicide, Says Minister

4 Cases of Federal Department Offering Veterans Unsolicited Assisted Suicide, Says Minister
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Lawrence MacAulay rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 25, 2022. Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press
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Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Thursday told a parliamentary committee that his department has discovered two new cases of an employee allegedly offering unsolicited medical assistance in dying, or MAiD, to veterans seeking medical treatment, bringing the total number of such cases up to four.
The issue first came to light in August after a Global News report alleged that a Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) case worker casually offered MAiD to a veteran seeking medical treatment for mental illness and brain injuries. The department said it was investigating the incident.