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UN committee urges Canada to abolish MAiD for people with disabilities

Plus, Canada continues exporting weapons to Israel through the U.S.

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Jeremy Appel
Mar 27, 2025
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Michael Garron Hospital in east Toronto offers medical assistance in dying. (Wikimedia)

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has recommended that Canada repeal the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for people whose deaths aren’t imminent, also known as “Track 2.”

In its March 21 report on Canada’s complianc…

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