Vulnerable Canadians are turning to MAID because they are unable to get the care they need

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What started as medical assistance in dying (MAID) for the terminally ill has morphed into something far darker.

Today, Canadians with disabilities and chronic illnesses—people with years or decades left to live—are being euthanized under laws that have expanded too far, too fast. Even the United Nations is sounding the alarm, urging Canada to roll back its 2021 expansion and stop the spread of state-sponsored death.

After 10 years of MAID expansion and with a federal election looming, party leaders must commit to halting this dangerous drift and protecting vulnerable Canadians.

MAID was first legalized in Canada in 2016, intended as a limited program for terminally ill adults facing unbearable suffering at the end of life, what is now known as Track 1 MAID. But in 2021, the federal government created a second category, Track 2 MAID, opening eligibility to Canadians who are not dying but who live with disabilities or chronic illnesses.

Canadians with disabilities and chronic illness are choosing MAID not because they want to die but because they lack support.

How MAID became Canada’s fifth leading cause of death

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