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Chris Selley: Canada got euthanasia wrong. That doesn't mean everyone else has to

Most countries, Scotland included, likely don't realize just how dysfunctional, unserious and lazy Canada is.

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It hasn’t been a good week for euthanasia maximalists. Following Quebec’s never-mind-Ottawa lead, albeit in the opposite direction, the Alberta government has tabled Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act. Whereas Quebec essentially dared Ottawa to stop it from pushing the boundaries of when euthanasia is acceptable, notably by legalizing advance directives — the “do-euthanize” equivalent of a do-not-resuscitate order — Alberta is waging a rearguard battle against further “liberalization.”

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Across the pond in Edinburgh, meanwhile, members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) voted 69 to 57 against legalizing medically assisted suicide even for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.

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