{"id":334297,"date":"2025-07-12T08:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=334297"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:52:49","slug":"canada-disabilities-minister-assisted-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/canada-disabilities-minister-assisted-death\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Slap in the face&#8217;: Canada removes disabilities minister, expands assisted death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/canada-abolishes-disabilities-minister-as-assisted-dying-expansion-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Right to Life UK<\/a>) The decision of the Canadian government to abolish a government ministry for people with disabilities has been blasted as \u201ca real slap in the face\u201d, coming at the same time as the country\u2019s euthanasia and assisted suicide programme continues to expand.<\/p>\n<p>When Prime Minister Mark Carney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2025\/05\/13\/prime-minister-carney-announces-new-ministry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced\u00a0<\/a>his new cabinet, it was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/264249\/canada-s-lack-of-disabilities-minister-highlights-social-euthanasia-of-the-disabled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a>\u00a0that no minister with responsibility for people with disabilities had been appointed. The post, which had previously been held by Kamal Khera, was abolished, and people with disabilities have shared their dismay and disappointment about the decision, as plans to expand Canada\u2019s euthanasia and assisted suicide programme continue.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Decision blasted as \u201ca real slap in the face to eight million people with disabilities in Canada\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Disability rights professor David Lepofsky, who is blind,\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/disability-ministry-removed-from-pm-s-cabinet-1.7537406#:~:text=%22For%20the%20prime%20minister%20to%20do%20this%20is%20a%20real%20slap%20in%20the%20face%20to%20eight%C2%A0million%20people%20with%20disabilities%20in%20Canada%2C%22%20said%20disability%20rights%20professor%20David%20Lepofsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said\u00a0<\/a>\u201cFor the prime minister to do this is a real slap in the face to eight million people with disabilities in Canada\u201d. Lepofsky also said the decision is a sign to people with disabilities that they are not a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Rabia Khedr, National Director of Disability Without Poverty, echoed Lepofsky\u2019s sentiments,\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/politics\/article-we-are-not-a-priority-disability-advocates-say-lack-of-minister-sends\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CNot%20having%20big,being%20left%20behind.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying\u00a0<\/a>\u201cNot having big and bold disability inclusion and accessibility as part of a ministerial portfolio headline sends a message. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are being left behind\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Disability campaigner Donna Jodhan also referred to the priorities of the new administration,\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/barrierfreecanada.org\/where-is-the-minister-for-disabilities-issues\/#:~:text=omission%20speaks%20volumes%20about%20where%20Canadians%20with%20disabilities%20now%20stand%20on%20the%20government%E2%80%99s%20priority%20list.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying\u00a0<\/a>the \u201comission speaks volumes about where Canadians with disabilities now stand on the government\u2019s priority list\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the omission, pro-life campaigner David Cooke\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/264249\/canada-s-lack-of-disabilities-minister-highlights-social-euthanasia-of-the-disabled#:~:text=Cooke%20argued%20that%20the%20Carney%20government%20is%20%E2%80%9Cprioritizing%20euthanasia%20over%20improving%20medical%20and%20social%20supports%20for%20this%20vulnerable%20and%20marginalized%20group.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticised\u00a0<\/a>the Canadian government for \u201cprioriti[s]ing euthanasia over improving medical and social supports for this vulnerable and marginali[s]ed group\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s latest official\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/content\/dam\/hc-sc\/documents\/services\/publications\/health-system-services\/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2023\/annual-report-medical-assistance-dying-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report\u00a0<\/a>on its euthanasia and assisted suicide programme,<em>\u00a0Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2023<\/em>, showed that 58.3% of people who died by euthanasia and assisted suicide \u201cwhose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable\u201d, and who responded to questions on the subject, had a disability.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Worrying expansion of Canada\u2019s euthanasia and assisted suicide programme<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The scrapping of a dedicated minister for people with disabilities comes as Canada\u2019s euthanasia and assisted suicide programme continues to expand. In 2021, the Canadian Parliament\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/DocumentViewer\/en\/43-2\/bill\/C-7\/royal-assent#:~:text=(a)%E2%80%82repeal%20the%20provision%20that%20requires%20a%20person%E2%80%99s%20natural%20death%20be%20reasonably%20foreseeable%20in%20order%20for%20them%20to%20be%20eligible%20for%20medical%20assistance%20in%20dying%3B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repealed<\/a>\u00a0the requirement that the natural death of those applying for assisted suicide be \u201creasonably foreseeable\u201d. This took place only five years after the\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/cj-jp\/ad-am\/bk-di.html#:~:text=In%20June%202016%2C%20the%20Parliament%20of%20Canada%20passed%20federal%20legislation%C2%A0that%20allows%20eligible%20adults%20in%20Canada%20to%20request%20medical%20assistance%20in%20dying.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original legislation<\/a>\u00a0allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide was passed in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024,\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/health-services-benefits\/medical-assistance-dying\/legislation-canada.html#:~:text=On%20February%201%2C%202024%2C%20legislation%20was%20introduced%20to%20extend%20the%20temporary%20exclusion%20of%20eligibility%20for%20MAID%20for%20persons%20suffering%20solely%20from%20a%20mental%20illness%20until%20March%2017%2C%202027.%20This%20would%20allow%20time%20for%3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation was introduced<\/a>\u00a0so that euthanasia and assisted suicide would be legal on the grounds of mental health alone in March 2027, whilst a Parliamentary committee in Canada recommended in 2023 that euthanasia be made available for children under certain conditions, and that it be made more easily available for prisoners.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u201cStarve them, cut them off from participating in society and then offer them death\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There have been a number of accounts of people apparently being pressured to consider euthanasia or assisted suicide unsolicited and even in express opposition to their wishes. In 2018,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/chronically-ill-man-releases-audio-of-hospital-staff-offering-assisted-death-1.4038841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger Foley<\/a>, a man with a chronic neurological disease, recorded hospital staff offering him assistance in suicide despite his being clear that he wanted assistance to live at home and not to end his life.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, quadriplegic Canadian woman, Rose Finlay, considered euthanasia because she said it was more readily available than state disability support, even though she did not want to die.<\/p>\n<p>Finlay said \u201cThere is a huge and detrimental discrepancy that exists in the supports that are available to disabled Ontarians. The fact that it takes 6 to 8 months to receive disability support and only 91 days to receive medical assistance in dying based on the fact that I have a disability and a decreased quality of life, but my quality of life has decreased based on the level of support that I receive\u201d. She added that the Canadian government has \u201ccreated the perfect storm for disabled people here in Ontario. Starve them, cut them off from participating in society and then offer them death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 survey in Canada showed that 50% agreed that \u201cdisability\u201d should be a reason for euthanasia, with that figure rising to 60% for 18-34 year olds.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>In the UK, people with disabilities \u201cabsolutely terrified\u201d at prospect of assisted suicide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People with disabilities have shared their own fears about the introduction of assisted suicide in the UK as two separate assisted suicide Bills are currently being considered: Kim Leadbeater\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bills.parliament.uk\/bills\/3774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill<\/a>\u00a0in England and Wales, and Liam McArthur\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.scot\/-\/media\/files\/legislation\/bills\/s6-bills\/assisted-dying-for-terminally-ill-adults-scotland-bill\/introduction\/bill-as-introduced.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill<\/a>\u00a0in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Former Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, has warned that if assisted suicide becomes legal, it will \u201cfundamentally\u201d change the relationship between people with disabilities and society.<\/p>\n<p>Before Third Reading, the Baroness\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/tanni-grey-thompson-assisted-suicide-will-fundamentally-change-relationship-between-people-with-disabilities-and-society#:~:text=Assisted%20suicide%20%E2%80%9Cfundamentally%20changes%20our%20relationship%20with%20society.%20Every%20disabled%20person%20who%20writes%20to%20me%20%E2%80%93%20and%20they%20do%20write%20quite%20a%20lot%20%E2%80%93%20is%20absolutely%20terrified%20about%20what%20this%20means%20for%20them%E2%80%9D.\">said<\/a>\u00a0assisted suicide \u201cfundamentally changes our relationship with society. Every disabled person who writes to me \u2013 and they do write quite a lot \u2013 is absolutely terrified about what this means for them\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Kevin Shinkwin, who himself has a disability,\u00a0<a class=\"__mPS2id\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/35513797\/disabled-dying-bill-commons-lord-shinkwin\/#:~:text=This%20Bill%20would%20put%20a%20price%20on%20my%20head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voiced<\/a>\u00a0his concern that Kim Leadbeater\u2019s Bill \u201cwould put a price on my head\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a disabled person\u201d, he said. \u201cI cost the NHS, over the course of my lifetime, probably several million pounds to keep me alive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Bill would put a price on my head \u2013 on the head of so many disabled people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In Scotland, Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, the first permanent wheelchair user in the Scottish Parliament, criticised the McArthur Bill, saying \u201cThere are no safeguards that could address the concerns identified in this Bill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this bill as drafted is very broadly drawn, it does not set a timescale on the definition of terminally ill, merely that someone must have a condition which could end in their premature death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson, said, \u201cAs the disastrous euthanasia and assisted suicide programme continues to expand and particular advocacy for people with disabilities appears to be being rolled back, people with disabilities in Canada are being told they are not a priority\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe accounts of Rose Finlay and Roger Foley reveal a worrying attitude towards people with disabilities. This should be a warning to the UK as it considers adopting reckless anti-human policies\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople with disabilities in Canada and the UK need support and compassionate care, not assistance in suicide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: This article was published at <a href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/canada-abolishes-disabilities-minister-as-assisted-dying-expansion-continues\">Right to Life UK<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Follow Live Action News on <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveactionnewsonline\/\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> and <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/LiveActionOrg\/\"><b><i>Instagram<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for more pro-life news.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Right to Life UK) The decision of the Canadian government to abolish a government ministry for people with disabilities has been blasted as \u201ca real slap in the face\u201d, coming at the same time as the country\u2019s euthanasia and assisted suicide programme continues to expand. When Prime Minister Mark Carney\u00a0announced\u00a0his new cabinet, it was\u00a0noted\u00a0that no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":669,"featured_media":296005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[7077,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Slap in the face&#039;: Canada removes disabilities minister, expands assisted death<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canadian government abolishes ministry for people with disabilities - \u201ca slap in the face\u201d as assisted death program grows.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/righttolife.org.uk\/news\/canada-abolishes-disabilities-minister-as-assisted-dying-expansion-continues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Slap in the face&#039;: Canada removes disabilities minister, expands assisted death\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Canadian government abolishes ministry for people with disabilities - 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