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Health
Policy Brief

Policy Brief: The Risks of Advance Requests for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

Response to the expansion of euthanasia to include advance requests.

Rebecca Vachon Andreae Sennyah

December 16, 2024

Health
Research Report

From Exceptional to Routine

The Rise of Euthanasia in Canada

Alexander Raikin

August 7, 2024

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Health
Policy Brief

Policy Framework: Proposals to Strengthen MAiD Safeguards and Oversight

This framework highlights areas that require redress and proposes constructive policy options to better protect Canadians. These options will be explored in more detail in subsequent policy briefs.

Rebecca Vachon Andreae Sennyah

June 4, 2024

Health
Research Report

The State of Pediatric Palliative Care in Canada

Too many Canadian kids who need palliative care don’t get it.

Rebecca Vachon

February 13, 2024

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Health
Policy Memo

Submission to AMAD Committee Studying MAID for Mental Disorders

Cardus made a submission to the parliamentary committee studying Canada's readiness to expand MAID to mental disorders as the sole underlying condition. We recommend an indefinite pause and assert that Canada is not and will not be prepared for the March 2024 expansion. We ask the committee to consider readiness beyond that of practitioners, including readiness of the existing MAID system, the most affected populations, and the Canadian public.

Rebecca Vachon Andreae Sennyah

November 16, 2023

Health
Perspectives Paper

Ethical Issues in Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada

This report provides an overview of the current situation of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada and highlights some of the major ethical problems that exist within it. It also argues that assisted death is distracting from the real and pressing need for a national palliative care infrastructure.

September 14, 2023

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Faith Communities
Policy Brief

Policy Brief: Protecting Conscience Rights for Ontario Healthcare Workers

Members of regulated health professions in Ontario lack protection for freedom of conscience.

Andreae Sennyah

April 19, 2022

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Faith Communities
Perspectives Paper

Our Inner Guide

Protecting Freedom of Conscience

September 27, 2021

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Health
Research Report

Broad Support for MAiD in Canada Has Caveats and Concerns

The story of Canadian attitudes toward medical assistance in dying (MAiD), or doctor-assisted suicide, is a complex one. It is clear that general support for MAiD has increased since it has become legal, but for most Canadians, many caveats accompany their support. This public opinion survey by the Angus Reid Group, commissioned by Cardus, outlines the many caveats and concerns Canadians express about the breadth and speed of the expansion of MAiD.

Ray Pennings Angus Reid

November 10, 2020