Oh, Canada. Gad Saad, author of the bestselling book, "Suicidal Empathy," is trying to leave the country but can't believe the "leaving tax" he's being hit with.
Following a very difficult meeting with my accountant, I just found out how much it is going to cost me in terms of an "exit tax" to leave Quebec and Canada. No human being in a free society should have their hard-earned money stolen in this manner. I'm genuinely numb. I'm…
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) June 18, 2026
"… speechless."
Get out while you can. André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail and just published a piece about how it's cause for celebration that more than 100,000 Canadians have "averted unnecessary suffering" by opting into the Medical Assistance in Dying program, or MAiD.
In the first 10 years of MAID, more than 100,000 Canadians have averted unnecessary suffering at end-of-life. That's cause for celebration. Assisted death has become a significant ritual, not a 'slippery slope,' by @picardonhealth https://t.co/fAL7bBUHaA via @GlobeDebate
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) June 16, 2026
How many of those 100,000 were suffering and at the end of life, though? How many were young and depressed, and how many had tired of the brick wall that is getting medical care in Canada?
Picard writes:
The culture of dying has changed fundamentally, for the better. About one in every 20 deaths is now medically assisted.
Life has not been cheapened by MAID. Dignity, choice, and bodily autonomy have all been bolstered.
Anti-choice activists claim there are too many MAID deaths – 16,499 in 2024, the latest year for which we have data.
But too many compared to what?
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When abortion was legalized, anti-choice activists issued dire warnings about fetal slaughter run amok. Never happened.
In fact, Canada hasn’t had an abortion law for almost 40 years and things function as they should, with women making deeply personal reproductive choices in concert with health care providers.
We’ve had endless warnings about the “slippery slope” of MAID as well, frightening claims that we will see the culling of the elderly, of people with disabilities, those suffering from mental illness, and those who live in poverty.
Hasn’t happened, and it won’t. Not all slopes are slippery. The cases that push the boundaries are a path to better legislation, and better care.
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"It's not human sacrifice. Sure, it's a ritual but.."
— MirCat (@TRMirCat) June 17, 2026
"There are tears, laughs, music and all manner of deeply personal gestures, from carefully curated final meals to deeply deliberated musical choices to mark the passage," Picard writes.
They killed a 26 year old kid with seasonal depression.
— Nick (@nickminello) June 16, 2026
You’re depraved.
You’re killing people with IBS & depression, ffs. That’s not mercy; that’s genocide.
— BG Burton (@CuriousInkCo) June 16, 2026
You’re monsters.
Go on... pic.twitter.com/1uiuyaOjdw
— Lord DS (@LordDSofCanada) June 17, 2026
It’s mass murder to save the state on healthcare costs. What next, turn them into Soylent Green?
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) June 17, 2026
How else are you going to save money for immigrant healthcare?
— CharlieMartel (@CharlieMartelll) June 17, 2026
The Independent reports that a Paralympian was offered MAiD when she requested a stairlift. Disabled veterans say they, too, were offered MAiD.
Wow. Have you been present when the MAID ghouls start pushing this on a loved one? What about a vulnerable loved-one? How'd you like to be ill, lying in a bed, feeling like a burden & having the MAID ghouls visit you multiple times a week? A celebration? Sick...
— Ms. P🍎🍏 (@ms_1ptru) June 16, 2026
Absolutely untrue. I know more than one family that was devastated by the choice of a loved one to MAID themselves. None of them were terminally ill. All were having mental health issues. No parties.. only begging the loved one not to do it.
— Felonia VonPantsuit (@vonpantsuit) June 17, 2026
Canada:
— DaveCoffee ☕ (@DaveCothran) June 17, 2026
'We have universal health care, it's awesome.'
also Canada:
'Oh also if you're in pain, or depressed, or bored, just kill yourself, don't bother with that health care thing.'
Or it’s a sign of a deteriorating health care system that cannot manage people’s illnesses in a timely fashion and leaves them with few options, bravo; that’s not a cause for celebration; that’s tragic and a reflection of government incompetence
— Gym Vee (@docbuffalo) June 16, 2026
I used to think euthanasia for incurable and debilitating terminal illness was only logical in a civilized society.
— Ally Bryant (@Eh_Bee_Sea) June 17, 2026
Then I saw it implemented in Canada and changed my mind.
They're not alleviating suffering. They're cutting healthcare costs via lethal injection.
It's vile.
Your opinion on MAID is not required groupthink. But you’re right about one thing: it’s a ritual. If you’re over 60, and you’re in the hospital with some illness , you’ll be asked if you would like to kill yourself. By an unknown official.
— Mark Wilkins (@thecloudthingy) June 17, 2026
"You know, you could always ask for assistance in dying. Are you certain you want to live?"
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