2026-06-15 from castanet.net

For some, the 10th anniversary of Canada legalizing medical assistance in dying might evoke a peaceful memory of their loved one's final moments.

Others who long to die but are ineligible for MAID because their sole condition is a mental illness may find the date sinks them further into the pain of waiting.

Then there are those who feel shame that this country offers death as a solution to suffering.

A decade after MAID was first introduced in Canada, opinions are far more divided than they were at the outset. The legal framework has evolved and allowed more people to choose to die in this way while also delaying further planned expansions.

The Canadian Press spoke to four people whose lives have been altered by MAID in vastly different ways as the anniversary approaches Wednesday. 

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