by Frank Bergman
Canada’s Liberal government is taking another major step toward expanding the nation’s already-controversial “assisted suicide” program, this time pushing for citizens to be euthanized with “pre-approval,” eliminating one of the last remaining safeguards against involuntary death.
Health Canada has released a new series of studies laying the groundwork for a dramatic overhaul of the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system.
In a report published on October 29, the agency openly explored allowing advance requests for lethal injections, meaning a person could sign off on their own death years before they lose capacity, and be killed even if they can no longer consent when the moment comes.
“An advance request is a request for MAiD made by an individual who still has the capacity to make decisions, but before they are eligible or want to receive it,” the report states.
These requests would be triggered automatically “after they have lost the capacity to consent.”
Currently, Canadian law requires explicit consent at the time of death.
This measure is one of the few remaining barriers preventing the euthanasia system from killing patients who may be confused, incapacitated, or unable to object.
Advance requests are illegal under the Criminal Code.
However, instead of enforcing the law, globalist Prime Minister Mark Craney’s government is now signaling its support for revising it.
The report even provides a hypothetical about a man with Alzheimer’s who signs an advance request after deciding that, if his condition deteriorates, he wants to be euthanized if he can no longer feed himself, recognize his children, or get out of bed.
Under the proposed system, once he loses capacity, the lethal injection would proceed automatically, whether or not he understands what is happening.
This comes after Quebec unilaterally announced in October that it would begin accepting “advance requests” in defiance of federal law.