MAID Should Not Be a Response to Depression

Canadians need real mental health support, not state-sanctioned suicide.

A patient has his hand held at a hospital, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/David Joles-Star Tribune via AP

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If the law Parliament plans to roll out in 2027 had been on the books 15 years ago, MP Andrew Lawton says he’d probably be dead. He’s not exaggerating. He’s referring to Canada’s scheduled expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) to include people suffering only from mental illness.