Articles about ‘Medical Assistance in Dying’

Dr. Sonu K. Gaind to speak about MAiD in the context of Mental Health

• October 27, 2021
• BakerLaw
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Dr. Sonu K. Gaind, alongside commentator Dr. Derryck H. Smith, will be holding a seminar to discuss issues related to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) with a focus on the particular challenges that are posed with mental illness in the context of MAiD. » Read the rest

CWDO Urges Canada to Send Bill C-7 to the Court

• February 23, 2021
• BakerLaw
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Bakerlaw has been retained by Citizens with Disabilities – Ontario (link) to  advise on its efforts to have Bill C-7 [MAiD 2] referred to the Supreme Court or a provincial court of appeal. In the event of a reference, bakerlaw has been retained by the CWDO to represent it as an intervener. » Read the rest

ODSP Recipients Consider MAiD

• September 9, 2020
• BakerLaw
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone. City News Toronto has written about the impact the pandemic has had on those who receive Ontario Disability Support Payments (ODSP). The article highlights how some ODSP recipients have, or are are considering applying for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). » Read the rest

CACL and CCD forum on End of Life, Equality, and Disability

• January 28, 2020
• BakerLaw
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On January 30, 2020, the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is hosting a national forum on medical assistance in dying (MAiD). This forum will discuss the critical balance between the right to autonomy and the right to equality guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. » Read the rest

Establishing the Right to Palliative Care in Canada

• September 14, 2017
• BakerLaw
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Bakerlaw’s David Baker and summer student Geoff Cross recently wrote an article entitled: Establishing The Right to Palliative Care in Canada (link). The article explores two possible ways to establish an enforceable legal right to palliative care in Canada.

This paper builds on the firm’s previous work on the subject which can be viewed here (link) and here (link). » Read the rest

The Importance of the Right to Palliative Care in Light of Medical Assistance in Dying

• February 14, 2017
• Kimberly Srivastava
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As indicated in our previous blog post, the Court Challenges Program is being reinstated. You can read David Baker’s comments on the CCP here (link). This is great news for bakerlaw!

You may have previously read about our open letter calling for a national right to palliative care in Canada (link). » Read the rest

Open Letter Calling for a National Right to Palliative Care in Canada

• April 12, 2016
• BakerLaw
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To:

The Honourable Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister of Canada)

The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Canada)

The Honourable Dr. Jane Philpott (Minister of Health)

Dear Ministers:

We are calling on you to include a legislated right to palliative care in your legislative response to Carter v. » Read the rest

Bakerlaw to appear before Supreme Court of Canada in Carter Assisted Suicide case

• October 10, 2014
• BakerLaw
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On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear arguments on whether Canada should strike down statutory provisions designed to prevent assisted suicide, but only with regard to disabled people. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) are the organized voice of Canada’s disabled citizens and will be represented by bakerlaw as an intervener at the hearing in order to oppose efforts to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia (AS/E). » Read the rest

“Canadians Should not be Provided Public Support to Kill Themselves”

• September 2, 2014
• BakerLaw
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Toronto, ON, August 29, 2014 —  “It’s not worse than death, and people who are mislead into believing it will be should not be offered public support to kill themselves”, say two leading disability rights organizations who will be opposing attempts to strike down statutory provisions designed to prevent counselling or assisting anyone, disabled or not, to die. » Read the rest

Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) celebrate ruling in Carter v. Canada

• October 10, 2013
• BakerLaw
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Toronto, ON, October 10, 2013 — The British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision today in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), concerning the constitutionality of the Criminal Code prohibitions against euthanasia and assisted suicide. The majority of the Court allowed the appeal by the Attorney General of Canada, finding that the trial judge was bound by stare decisis to apply the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Rodriguez v. » Read the rest