Tue Nov 29, 2022 – 4:49 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) – A case worker for Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is now under investigation for offering Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to veterans struggling with mental health issues.
NEW: Testifying before the house veterans affairs committee, Minister Lawrence MacAulay said a VAC caseworker has been suspended after offering MAID to 4 veterans, & that RCMP are investigating.
The four cases don’t include the one I reported today.
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VAC has recently come under fire as it has been revealed that a single case worker illegally encouraged struggling veterans to consider ending their lives.
MAID is a type of suicide that is facilitated by doctors and is available to Canadian adults, although the suicide procedure is now making its way into the realm of legal minors.
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Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay told members of the House of Commons veterans affairs committee on November 23 that his department originally heard of the illegal action through the media, when it was reported in the summer that a veteran was told to consider suicide.
MacAulay contacted the
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