Let’s clear something up about MAID in Canada.
It does not apply to children. You must be 18 or older. Mature minors do not qualify. Full stop.
It does not apply to people simply because they are poor or struggling. To be eligible, you must have a serious and incurable illness, disease or disability, be in an advanced state of irreversible decline, and be experiencing intolerable suffering that cannot be relieved in any way you find acceptable. Financial hardship alone is not a criterion.
It is not a rubber stamp. Approval requires assessments by two independent practitioners who review your medical records and confirm you have seriously considered available treatment options. When death is not reasonably foreseeable, a minimum 90-day assessment period is required.
People whose only medical condition is a mental illness are not currently eligible either, that eligibility has been postponed to March 2027 while further safeguards are studied.
You can have moral or religious objections to assisted dying. That is a legitimate position held by a lot of Canadians. But spreading misinformation about what the law actually says is not an argument. It is just fearmongering. Know wtf you are talking about before you talk about it.
I understand that my personal information, including my home address, was shared publicly on a screen at a recent Alberta separatist event. It was also recorded on video, and is now circulating.
This was apparently part of the outrageous data leak of Albertans’ private information, wherein Elections Alberta shared its entire detailed provincial voter database with the “Republican Party of Alberta,” which in turn shared it with some separatist group called the “Centurion Project,” whose leadership then shared my personal information publicly.
Over the past few years I have received no shortage of threats from people broadly associated with the separatist / antivax / far right movement in Alberta. So it is disturbing that my personal information is now broadly available, particularly in those circles.
While I have been targeted specifically, the broader data breach may also effect vulnerable Albertans, including victims of domestic violence, journalists, activists, judges, and other public servants for years to come.
I will retain legal counsel to seek advice on recourse regarding this outrageous and potentially dangerous violation of my personal privacy.
PM Carney on the Americans calling the alcohol ban an irritant: "You know what's an irritant? 50% tariffs on steel. 50% tariffs on aluminum. 25% tariffs on automobiles. All the tariffs on forest products. Those are more than irritants, those are violations of our trade deal."
@JinglaiHe Conservatives consistently look for someone else to blame for their leader’s ‘situation’. Don’t assume Liberals and MSM have the power to affect how he is perceived. He accomplishes that all on his own!
@JinglaiHe Yeah I’m not so sure I’d celebrate this so fast. It has been said that she has cooperated across party lines before and is collegial. Here’s hoping.
@MichelleRempel And those words alone prove once again why I’m glad you’re not forming government anytime soon. You rely on people fearing immigrants and crime…and pointing blame.
My taxes pay for roads I'll never drive, hospitals I'll never use, child care I no longer need, universities I'll never attend, social programs I'll never use. And I'm MORE than OK with that and the privilege I have living in a democratic society that cares about each other.
@PierrePoilievre I’m glad I drive an EV these days! The cost to fill my car hasn’t changed.And what I’ve saved in gas will help with the inevitable other costs of relying on oil. How about getting behind more renewable energy Mr. Poilievre? It seems like a small thing, but small things add up.
@MichaelEMunro@shifthitfan 🤔. You might have missed the Easter message. I don’t like PP’s policies, but I won’t resort to name-calling. In fact, the condescending dismissive and insulting language, he employed might have been one of the reasons he was not elected.Manners and respect matter
@finwiz416 Bot? Same question posted yesterday by another ‘user’. Why are you still talking about Trudeau? Character comes from many different backgrounds. Poilievre appears to be lacking somewhat. And you don’t have to use the trigger word ‘hate’. I don’t hate him at all!