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Note that Canada is also severely criticized for failures in social support & housing + for failure to implement supported decision making laws & for BC mental health law involuntary treatment. @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social have yet to report on this

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Canadian government was in the driver seat of this important human rights compliance process, with production of country report, opportunity to show accomplishments & then respond to criticism. Clearly, its arguments & evidence did not sway international UN HR experts

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"stricter safeguards include requiring patients to be informed of available and appropriate means to relieve suffering". That's a non-response to criticism of ableist prioritizing of death (only for disabled persons!) + failure to ensure timely care & support in first place.

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@theglobeandmail.com @mikehager.bsky.social report on UN Human Rights Ctee request to repeal track-2 MAID & not expand #mentalillness & Adv Request w comments @mssinenomine.bsky.social & myself @uoftlaw.bsky.social Note shallow response Can Gov, through Health Canada, which ‘stands by its system’

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One last thing since this couldn’t be more timely: you can ignore anything I wrote and simply read the last report of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons w Disabilities, which just released its observations on Canada’s respect for int’l human rights. Link below: bsky.app/profile/trud...

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(e) Establish and resource a federal independent oversight mechanism to monitor, regulate and handle complaints in relation to MAiD.

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(d) Strengthen distinctions-based, community-led consultation processes with Indigenous Peoples, including non-status and off-reserve Indigenous persons with disabilities, respecting the principle of self-determination;

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b) Not support proposals for the expansion of MAiD to include “mature minors” and advance requests; (c) Significantly invest and implement comprehensive measures… to ensure the systemic failures in relation to the social determinants of health and well-being are addressed

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UN @CRDP.bksky.social Ctee could not be clearer in its critique of Canada’s #MAID #Euthanasia regime. Urges Canada to : (a) Repeal Track 2 MAiD, incl the 2027 commencement of Track 2 MAiD for persons whose “sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness” tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

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Have a nice day. No reason to engage if you’re not interested in hearing what others who have been working on this for many years may have to say

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obviously not what I’m saying. I offer to share articles, reports, which is a sign of respect. You can judge for yourself. I alert you that you’re uncritically taking over a silly label that has no basis in reality, used by someone w a silly grudge. You cannot know what I stand for based on bluesky

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If you did, you’d see that nothing in what I wrote about MAID suggests preventing your friend from what she had access to. But this exchange made me realize again why I stay mostly away from this and similar media. Happy to send you things if you reach out elsewhere w proper use of my name

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