Canada Has Begun Euthanizing Prison Inmates
by Frank Bergman
Canada’s euthanasia crisis has now reached inside federal prisons, with new statistics revealing that the government has now begun euthanizing prisoners under the nation’s state-sanctioned “assisted suicide” program.
The new data revealed that at least 15 federal prison inmates were euthanized under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) scheme since 2018.
The information comes from an Order Paper response showing that Correctional Service Canada approved MAiD deaths for inmates before their sentences were completed.
The finding is raising serious questions about coercion, oversight, and the rapid normalization of euthanasia inside government institutions.
The numbers show a grim escalation, revealing that inmated has been euthanized every year since the expansion emerged in 2018.
The documents leave out key details, including the identities of the inmates, the prisons where the deaths occurred, or whether the individuals were male or female.
The government also refused to clarify whether each case fell under Track 1 MAiD (terminal or serious illness) or Track 2.
Track 2 is the far more controversial category permitting euthanasia even when natural death is not foreseeable, in situations such as depression or poverty.
What is clear is that since legalization, 67 federal inmates have applied for MAiD, with requests rising sharply in the past two years.
Canada’s euthanasia program, introduced in 2016 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has expanded at a pace unmatched anywhere in the world.
According to a new report from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Canada has euthanized 90,000 people since 2016.
The number is a staggering figure for a country of only 40 million people.