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“But collectively, we’ve come to accept what’s happening, casually sipping our coffees while the man on the other side of the café window literally signs away his life. Because we want to know that the option will be there if we happen to reach a state of intolerable suffering ourselves, and because notions of compassion, freedom, autonomy make us feel better about what is, really, a malignant indifference toward our fellow man. That malignant indifference is taking the lives of the most vulnerable, and it’s slowly eating away at this country’s soul.”

“Canada is failing in its core obligation as the actuality of the ethical idea; as the purveyor of a good life. And we’re all just sipping our coffees, watching it happen. This is what it looks like when a country starts to die. “

A very poignant and timely article by Robyn Urback of the Globe and Mail. This week, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying will be tabling its report and recommendation regarding MAiD for mental illness.

We call on the committee and the federal government to not proceed with this wrong direction.

You can access Robyn's article and other news items on this page.

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Continuing our work at the United Nations this week, Inclusion Canada was honoured to be invited by Disabled People's International (DPI) Korea to participate in the Pacific Partners Roundtable on Disability Rights.

We shared insights on CRPD implementation, monitoring, and disability legislation in Canada, and were inspired to learn about the progress Korean parliamentarians have made in embedding the CRPD into domestic law.

We also reflected on the Korean proverb baekjijangdo matdeulmyeon natda (백지장도 맞들면 낫다) —

“Even a sheet of paper is lighter when lifted together.” It is a powerful reminder that advancing disability rights is a shared responsibility and that meaningful progress is achieved through collaboration, partnership, and solidarity across borders.

As we work toward a more inclusive world, this sentiment reminds us that lasting progress on disability rights is built through collaboration, mutual learning, and solidarity across countries and communities.