By Kelsi Sheren
Canada keeps insisting MAiD is “carefully regulated,” a “last resort,” and “only for Canadians who truly qualify.”
That story is dead and I’m going to show you how bad this really is.
A Freedom of Information release buried in 269 pages of bureaucratic emails shows something the government never expected anyone to see:
Three elected officials actively tried to secure an MSP health number for a woman who was not a resident, not a citizen, and not eligible under federal law… so she could be euthanized.
This wasn’t a misunderstanding. This wasn’t a clerical error. This was an attempt to turn Canada into a destination for state-sanctioned death.
Let’s walk through exactly what they did. The FOI shows that in July 2021 ->
Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament and then-leader of the federal Green Party
Adam Olsen, BC Green Party MLA
Murray Rankin, BC NDP MLA and Minister of Indigenous Relations.
…each wrote letters of political support for a woman name redacted who was not a permanent resident, not a citizen, had no permit, had no visa pathway to MSP, and had lived in Canada only as a “visitor” since 1990/91.
In other words: no legal eligibility for healthcare.
The politicians knew that. The Ministry knew that. And still they pushed hard. Thinking none of this would ever see daylight.
Today is that day. The purpose behind all this pressure? To get her a Personal Health Number so she could access MAiD. Not medical treatment. Not emergency care. Not residency.
Just euthanasia. Death by a needle and a paralytic.
Internal emails make it painfully clear that MAiD federally requires eligibility for public healthcare. The Ministry repeats it like a warning flare: “Visitors to Canada are not eligible for medical assistance in dying.”
Another official spells it out: “The client cannot qualify for MSP without a foundation document (permit, PR, citizenship).”
And the most stark line in the entire FOI: MSP should only be granted “on compassionate grounds so that she can access MAiD.”
There’s no ambiguity. No euphemism. No plausible deniability.
The only reason these politicians wanted MSP issued was to enable a foreign national to be euthanized by the Canadian state. MAiD tourism wasn’t a side effect it was the goal the entire damn time.
This wasn’t an attempt to help someone become a resident. No visa support. No PR application. No documentation pathway. The letters from May, Olsen, and Rankin all revolve around one mission: Get this woman a PHN so she can be killed under MAiD.
In one email, staff even warned: “Unless these provide new PR or citizenship status they unfortunately don’t address the factors.”
Translated: These politicians are trying to do something we legally can’t do. But the pressure kept coming anyway. And for what it’s worth?
This was escalated as “High Importance.” The Ministry scheduled a call with the client for July 23rd at 11:00 am a MAiD-related call.
They were ready to move fast. If this case has succeeded, Canada will have secretly created a new category of MAiD eligibility. Anyone from anywhere in the world can fly here and apply for state-sanctioned death as long as a sympathetic politician writes a letter.
No residency. No citizenship. No ties to Canada.
Just an express lane to death. And the public? Never consulted. Never informed.
Never asked whether they wanted their country turned into the world’s suicide embassy.
And here’s the uncomfortable reality. We don’t know for sure if the MAiD was carried out but if I’m betting, I’m betting it did.
Elizabeth May is not a fringe actor.
Adam Olsen is not a fringe actor.
Murray Rankin is not a fringe actor.
These are leaders in the Green Party and NDP two parties that aggressively pushed MAiD expansion.
Now we know what “expansion” meant behind closed doors.
They were willing to extend MAiD to non-Canadians in secret.
Ask yourself this, why are Canadian politicians working harder to help a non-citizen die…than they work to help Canadians live?
Why is it easier to get a politician’s support for euthanasia than for housing, healthcare, mental health treatment, or veterans’ support? Why did no one in government blow the whistle?
And what other cases like this exist that we haven’t seen? Where there’s smoke, there’s fire and now I’m digging. Deep.
MAiD was sold as dignity. It was sold as mercy. It was sold as a humane option for extreme cases. Those were lies, all of them. The mask has slipped.
When elected officials are trying to secure taxpayer-funded infrastructure to euthanize foreign nationals who aren’t even living here legally, the system is no longer compassionate.
It is industrial. It is bureaucratic. It is dehumanized. And it is out of control.
The FOI doesn’t show a “mistake.” It shows a machine doing exactly what it was built to do. Normalize death as a solution.
Not for Canadians alone. For anyone. Welcome to MAiD tourism. And it’s already started. The FOI documents don’t just reveal a single rogue letter. They reveal a coordinated political push involving:
A sitting federal MP (Elizabeth May) A BC MLA (Adam Olsen) A BC cabinet minister (Hon. Murray Rankin)
All acting within a 48-hour window. All applying pressure. All requesting a provincial health number for a woman who was not a Canadian resident, not a citizen, and not eligible for MAiD under federal law.
These were not bureaucratic mistakes. These were political interventions and here is what accountability looks like the bare minimum any functioning democracy should expect.
Murray Rankin: The Minister Who Tried to Influence MAiD Eligibility
Rankin’s involvement carries the greatest weight. He wasn’t simply an MLA with opinions he was a sitting cabinet minister writing on official Legislative Assembly letterhead, invoking his authority as:
“Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.”
His letter expresses “unqualified support” for granting an emergency MSP number to the applicant. He knew she was not a resident, not eligible, not covered — and still pushed the Health Minister to make it happen. The purpose is self-evident from the internal emails:
Grant MSP → Enable MAiD.
A cabinet minister trying to steer a non-resident into state-sanctioned euthanasia is a structural failure that demands a structural consequence.
What should happen next is simple. A formal ministerial conduct investigation
Assess misuse of authority, inappropriate intervention, and violation of health-policy boundaries. Full public disclosure of his involvement. Who asked him to intervene? Did he coordinate with May or Olsen? What did he know about the MAiD intent? Permanent disqualification from public office if misconduct is confirmed A minister who tries to influence eligibility for state-administered death especially for a foreign national has forfeited public trust.
Adam Olsen: The MLA Who Pushed for “Compassionate” MSP to Enable MAiD
Olsen’s letter asked for MSP on “compassionate grounds,” despite full knowledge that the woman had no citizenship, no permanent residency, no legal eligibility, no basis for MSP.
He even invoked Indigenous identity in support of the request adding ethical weight to an already reckless intervention.
What should happen next is a retroactive ethics review. His actions must be formally evaluated by BC’s legislative standards office. A public explanation. He must explain why he intervened and whether the effort was coordinated with May and Rankin. Accountability within the BC Green Party. The party must clarify whether this conduct aligns with their values or if they repudiate it.
Elizabeth May: The Sitting MP Who Still Holds Power. May is the only one still in elected office. Her letter acknowledges the applicant is not a permanent resident, not eligible for MSP, and would not qualify under normal circumstances.
Yet she still pushed for temporary MSP specifically to enable MAiD. A federal MP attempting to influence provincial health systems to euthanize a foreign national is not compassion. It is a misuse of political influence for a purpose no Canadian voted for.
What should happen at a bare minimum, FIRED. Immediate investigation by the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. This is textbook misuse of office. Mandatory parliamentary hearing She must publicly answer:
– Why she intervened
– What she understood about the MAiD eligibility rules
– Whether this was coordinated
– Whether she has done this before
Potential censure or resignation depending on findings. When the issue is life and death, consequences must match the stakes.
Three Politicians. Forty-Eight Hours. One Objective.
This was not a coincidence. This was not random empathy. This was not a compassionate outlier.
This was a coordinated attempt by three elected officials municipal, provincial, and federal to pressure a healthcare system to euthanize a foreign national who did not qualify under any law.
You cannot spin your way out of that. You cannot redact your way out of that and you cannot pretend Canadians consented to becoming a destination for state-administered death.
This is what MUST HAPPEN NEXT.
Investigations. Hearings. Public accountability. Consequences.
Because if a government is willing to kill someone outside the system, it has already abandoned the idea of protecting the people within it.
KELSI SHEREN
1 comment:
Come to Canada. We'll kill you. Nice. What aggravates me is why people feel the push for "someone else" to do it? I know this sounds crass but if you want your life over so much, there are ways to do it. Definitely ways to do it.
Why involve anyone else? Oh right, because suicide is a sin but asking you to help me commit suicide isn't??? Or maybe it's because assisted suicide could still allow insurance policies to be paid out, but suicide won't. Or maybe it's the "well I want to die peacefully" argument. Or maybe the family left behind won't be so hurt and torn up over my loss if I present it done more medically?
Well boo hoo to you. Birth wasn't without suffering , and not every death is without suffering. Maid is not peaceful for everyone. It's just a cry for help when no one is willing or possibly able to help anymore. But you cutting off your suffering on earth...is no guarantee you won't still have to go through a suffering prior to peace in the hereafter. We can't know that for sure.
Suffering can be helped with good palliative care. I know this may sound void of compassion, but it's just anger over the constant banter of "my right to die this way" when it ultimately forces the involvement of others.
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