Kiano Vafaeian (26 years old, 2025/2026) Young man with Type 1 diabetes and partial vision loss, plus mental health struggles. Denied MAiD in Ontario but approved in Vancouver by Dr. Ellen Wiebe. His mother says it was chosen over proper care and accuses the system of exploiting loopholes before mental illness expansion Mrs. B (80s, Ontario, 2023) Elderly woman with post-surgery complications. She withdrew her MAiD request citing religious beliefs and wanted palliative/hospice care. Her husband (experiencing caregiver burnout) pushed for reassessment. Approved and euthanized the same day despite concerns. Tim Hortons assessment case (2024) Man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, substance abuse, mental illness, and social isolation. Assessment done outside a coffee shop; doctor then drove him to a cadaver storage facility for the lethal injection. Family not properly consulted. Veterans offered MAiD Multiple cases, including Paralympian Christine Gauthier (seeking wheelchair ramp help) and combat vets with PTSD. Caseworkers suggested assisted dying instead of support. Reports of 5–20+ such incidents. Margaret Marsilla, mother of 26-yr-old Kiano Vafaeian, who Canada euthanized even after statements from several doctors who refused to approve MAID for him. "Luckily" Dr. Ellen Wiebe, aka “Dr. Death,” authorized it. Same-day/next-day deaths In Ontario 2023 alone, 65 same-day and 154 next-day MAiD provisions. Raises questions about rushed decisions, inadequate reflection, and pressure. People citing poverty, homelessness fears, isolation, or lack of affordable housing (e.g., chemical sensitivity cases like "Sophia") + offers of MAiD in ERs, to disabled individuals, or instead of treatments. Dr. Ellen Wiebe, aka “Dr. Death gets to be a state sanctioned murderer, gets paid by tax dollars and her victims come willingly to her because health care system pushes them to her. It's wildly unsettling. Inadequate safeguards, expansion from terminal illness to broader suffering and societal failures being "solved" by death but anyways, go on. You can fill the void with Indians / refugees. While official figures show the vast majority of people accessing Maid have terminal illnesses, critics worry that a small, but growing proportion of the cases reflect poverty and social inequality pushing people to end their lives. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/31/canada-medically-assisted-death-judge-ruling Better Off Dead? - Liz Carr's documentary on assisted suicide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEysXRLTG5M Canadian doctor who has helped kill over 400 people speaks to Liz Carr for her BBC AS documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwJkFWKH18s
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