This article was published by National Review online on August 13, 2025.
By Wesley J Smith
Wesley Smith
Opponents of euthanasia have been screaming about Canada’s god-awful euthanasia machine for years. And it keeps getting worse. Now, the mainstream media — usually in the tank for assisted suicide — has finally noticed, as demonstrated by a thoroughly researched and objectively presented story by Elaina Plott Calabro.
It’s a long piece, but it’s well worth everyone’s time. Calabro discusses examples of doctors who have killed hundreds of patients, people who have had themselves killed because they couldn’t access proper support services, and many other cases. Euthanasia is Canada’s fifth-leading cause of death, with more than 15,000 patients terminated annually.
But this section really got to me. From, “Canada is Killing Itself“:
The details of the assisted-death experience have become a preoccupation of Canadian life. Patients meticulously orchestrate their final moments, planning celebrations around them: weekend house parties before a Sunday-night euthanasia in the garden; a Catholic priest to deliver last rites; extended-family renditions of “Auld Lang Syne” at the bedside.
For $10.99, you can design your MAID experience with the help of the Be Ceremonial app; suggested rituals include a story altar, a forgiveness ceremony, and the collecting of tears from witnesses. On the Disrupting Death podcast, hosted by an educator and a social worker in Ontario, guests share ideas on subjects such as normalizing the MAID process for children facing the death of an adult in their life — a pajama party at a funeral home; painting a coffin in a schoolyard.
Brr. And guess what. These patients do not receive suicide-prevention interventions. And their organs may be harvested.
When the hastening of death is legalized, it turns some suicides and homicides into a “good.” That transforms culture for the much worse. For example, a 2023 poll found that 28 percent of Canadians polled favored allowing euthanasia for homelessness.
In all of this, I am reminded of the observation made by Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne many years ago:
“A society that believes in nothing can offer no argument even against death. A culture that has lost its faith in life cannot comprehend why it should be endured.”
Canada is indeed killing itself. If it can happen there, it can happen here too. Caveat emptor.
8 comments:
It I is with disbelief that we have gone from a nation who fought two great wars to preserve life that we suggest pyjama parties to celebrate someone taking their lives.How did we get so twisted in our thinking .God said return to me and yes that is the truth. There is a God and He has a godly plan for our life .don’t be misled by these diabolic thoughts you have a soul. and you are loved by your Heavenly Father and your fellowman anyone who thinks that death is the end it is only the beginning of eternity and there is a future ask Jesus God’s Son to come into your life and allow Him to transform your life.You are of great value and yes you need to be celebrated but not because you choose to end your life but because you choose to live your life .Give Jesus a chance He said call on me and I will show you great a mighty things that you know not.Choose life in Christ and live eternally in His presence and experience the good life He has for you.You are of great value you deserve to live my prayer is you will choose Jesus Christ and experience joy everlasting.blessings Marlyen
It appears that humanity has a growing hate for itself. - Thomas Lester
Beyond horrifying. We are in Nazi Germany all over again at a pace the world has never seen nor accepted before. What has happened to the actual human being we are suppose to be?
I think it is worse now than in Nazi times. Nazis were enemies, now killing doctors, nurses and social workers pretend to be our friends.
The Nazi's though didn't ask if you wanted to die and didn't even bother trying to convince you to die, they just killed you, so they may be worse.
How could a Catholic priest agree to administer the Last Rites before the intentional commission of a mortal sin under Catholic dogma? Rather he should dissuade that person or refuse the Sacrament. What are the Canadian bishops thinking?
Alex the world learned from the nazis mistake. They learned to go about their evil ways less publicly and not as quick. Don’t forget Canada was part of the Eugenics movement (in the 1920’s) which Germany was too. When the world learned what the Nazis had done the public outcry was so loud that evil men learned to go about wiping out the weak, the old, the disabled, the unwanted in a much more subtle way.
Everyone considering euthanasia by MAiD should be forced to watch the Jordan Peterson interview with Kelsi Sheren. MAiD is extremely painful, but they don't tell you that. In a nutshell, they paralyse you with one drug, then drown you slowly with another. And you feel everything, but cannot react.
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