Surprise: Canadian Public Against Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia

It’s not surprising that Canadians aren’t in favor of legalized assisted suicide/euthanasia – once they know about it. And learn about it they did in the recent defeat of a private member’s bill in the Canadian Parliament, which generated a ton of press. However, as we have learned over the years, the celebration needs to be short-lived, because the pro-deathers will be right back with another attack on decency and civilized society in short order, trust me.

Paul Russell: Readers gives thumbs down to 'death with dignity'

A private member’s bill to amend the Criminal Code to allow people to “die with dignity” died an undignified death itself last Wednesday, going down to defeat by a vote of 228-59. But in that court of public opinion known as the National Post’s Letters page, the verdict on the bill was even more one-sided. more