Aimee Patterson

Sat down with @gregbradyx: MAiD is already occurring in scenarios most Canadians wouldn’t be comfortable with. Expansion to sole mental illness is on the horizon, and findings from the MAiD Death Review Committee must be considered. pdst.fm/e/traffic.mega…

MUST READ. @CatherineFrazee just published a paper documenting her experiences during her 2-yr engagement w the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers [CAMAP]. It is damning. Plausible deniability is off-the-table for those at helm of MAID. cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cjds…

Dr. Ramona Coelho highlights troubling assisted suicide patterns: "Some patients were referred immediately after a new diagnosis by a specialist. Others... during vulnerable hospitalizations." "Framed as choice, MAID can allow coercive influences to push people toward death."

@TrudoLemmens @rljcoelho "Membership in the new committee will be limited to those “interested in supporting MAiD practice" “Restricting membership to only those explicitly supportive of MAID risks turning oversight into an affirmation process" @rljcoelho theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Dr. Balfour Mount – 1939–2025 Death of a great pioneer of #palliativecare in 🇨🇦 and internationally « Thank you, Dr. Mount, for your legacy of humanity » Dr. Patrick Vinay, on behalf of Living with Dignity vivredignite.org/en/dr-balfour-… #Montreal #Quebec #Canada 🌎 #RIPBalfourMount

We invite you to join us for an important virtual discussion on August 14, looking at the impact of euthanasia and assisted suicide, or medical assistance in dying (MAiD), on Canadians. The webinar features a forthcoming Cardus report by @AlexanderRaikin. Register here ➡️ bit.ly/4kYJxbQ Raikin’s previous analysis and investigative reporting has raised real concerns about the human cost of Canada’s MAiD regime, and this new report unpacks MAiD’s negative impacts on persons living with disabilities, comparing the Canadian reality with the expectations established in the Carter court decisions. David Shannon will respond to the report and bring his considerable legal experience and expertise in disability rights and health law to the discussion. Shannon is co-editor of a 2023 book on MAiD published by Springer Nature and a member of the MAiD Death Review Committee, an advisory committee of the Ontario Chief Coroner Office, and the Ontario Death Investigation Oversight Council. The conversation will be moderated by @RebeccaGVachon, Cardus’ Health Program Director. We hope you'll join us for this critical discussion. Register for the link ➡️ bit.ly/4kYJxbQ

Reimagining #Clue as a True Crime YouTube video: youtu.be/gzxDzj6171o?si…

Earlier this year, The Salvation Army Ethics Centre invited all those connected to The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda to participate in the Territorial Values Survey. We received 706 responses. Thank you! Click here to read the full results: salvationist.ca/mission-vision…

Dr. Ramona Coelho warns that #Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program, intended as a last resort, has expanded rapidly - With marginalized communities being disproportionately affected, Canada’s case is a stark warning for others: macdonaldlaurier.ca/canada-offers-…

New online — Ontario’s euthanasia regulators have tracked 428 cases of possible criminal violations, and not referred a single one to law enforcement. Read about the leaked documents, first revealed publicly moments ago by @AlexanderRaikin: thenewatlantis.com/publications/c…

Earlier this year, The Salvation Army Ethics Centre invited all those connected to The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda to participate in the Territorial Values Survey. Have you read the results?

“Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong, when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy or too frightened, when we fail to speak up and speak out, we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice.” ― Robert F. Kennedy Sr

As my niece said, we can have a day of self care. But then we've got to get up and keep doing the hard work we are called to do. churchanew.org/brueggemann/be…

What does palliative care mean to you? We asked this question to health care professionals from around the world as part of the World’s Largest Palliative Care ECHO session! Here’s what they had to say: buff.ly/3NTmP6P

It’s his time

Yellowhead is excited to announce the launch of The Treaty Map! Covering every Canadian treaty from 1763 to the present, The Treaty Map challenges the commonly held view of treaties as land surrenders and offers a comprehensive learning & teaching tool: treatymap.yellowheadinstitute.org

Nick Spencer critiques the idea that ‘dignity of choice’ is the most compelling moral argument in the assisted dying debate. 01/11/2024 theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2024/1…

@landofthe80s I met Will Vinton, the claymation artist who designed the Raisins! I interviewed him for a school project.

The CBS claymation television special "Meet the Raisins!" debuted on tv today in 1988. #80s #80stv #1980s

A couple of years ago, I wrote about Ellen Wiebe, a euthanasia practitioner, who gave a talk in the UK where she said that "Angry family members are our greatest risk." And then laughed. Wiebe is now a named party in a lawsuit from another "angry family member".

In yesterday's @bmj_latest, several pieces on #AssistedDying . Here's my response, up on BMJ now, to the editorial: bmj.com/content/387/bm… @AlexanderRaikin @yuanyi_z @uoftmedicine @APApsychiatric @OntariosDoctors @OntPsychAssoc @TrudoLemmens