Report Exposes Thousands of Errors in Canada’s Euthanasia Cases
by Frank Bergman
A bombshell new report has exposed thousands of “errors” involving Canadian doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers in cases of people being euthanized by the government in British Columbia.
The findings were uncovered through a freedom of information request by Canadian Catholic News, an arm of the Catholic Register.
The request obtained British Columbia’s “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Oversight 2024 Year-End Report.”
The report shows that more than half of all “assisted suicide” cases in the province in 2024 involved mistakes that required review by government officials.
The scale of the problem is staggering.
In 2024, 4,169 people in British Columbia were marked for euthanasia.
That was a 10 percent increase from 2023.
Of the roughly 4,190 cases reviewed that year, the province’s MAiD Oversight Unit found 2,807 errors in 51.9 percent of total “case outcomes.”
More Than Half of Cases Had Errors
The report states that cases requiring “follow-up” had missing information.
In 353 cases, or 12.5 percent, officials found compliance concerns.
Those cases “required education” of healthcare personnel “to ensure they understand legal requirements and the professional standards associated with MAiD.”