‘No Evidence’ Veterans Were Offered Unsolicited Assisted Suicide by Federal Department, Minister Says

‘No Evidence’ Veterans Were Offered Unsolicited Assisted Suicide by Federal Department, Minister Says
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 says there is “no evidence” that medically assisted death was ever offered unprompted, or suggested to veterans or their families, by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC).

The minister’s statement, which responded to an order paper question issued by Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant, comes less than two months after a VAC worker who allegedly suggested assisted suicide to military veterans left her position at the federal department.