How f*cked up is Canada?
This f*cked.
Why wait for care when you can k1ll yourself sooner. pic.twitter.com/qH1UmAKgxV— Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@ryangerritsen) May 19, 2025
Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program is set to expand in 2027, allowing individuals whose sole underlying condition is mental illness to seek euthanasia. The policy has sparked intense debate, with critics warning that it normalizes death as a solution to suffering rather than addressing the underfunded mental health system.
The expansion was originally scheduled for March 2024, but lawmakers delayed implementation after concerns that Canada’s healthcare system was unprepared to handle such cases. The government acknowledged that mental illness can cause suffering comparable to physical conditions, but experts argue that psychiatric care is severely lacking, leaving vulnerable individuals with few alternatives.
The ethical concerns are enormous. Who decides when a person’s suffering is “irredeemable”? The criteria for eligibility remain vague, raising fears that financial hardship, social isolation, or temporary crises could push individuals toward euthanasia instead of treatment. Some psychiatrists warn that suicidal ideation should never be treated as a medical condition warranting assisted death, yet the policy moves forward.
The financial implications cannot be ignored. Canada’s healthcare system is struggling under budget constraints, and critics argue that offering euthanasia is a cheaper alternative to long-term psychiatric care. The government insists that strict safeguards will be in place, but past cases have shown loopholes in the system, with individuals approved for MAiD due to poverty or lack of housing rather than medical necessity.
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