MAiD in Canada

Eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada is being expanded to include people whose sole medical condition is mental illness, starting in March 2027.

As documented in my 2023 submission to the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying, I object to this expansion of MAiD for several reasons.

Furthermore, the death of 26-year old Kiano Vafaeian on December 30th, 2025, serves to raise a number of serious questions about the application of MAiD in Canada, including whether mental illness is already being used to justify MAiD.