The Canadian Experience with Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada
Hear from medical expert Dr. Stefanie Green, about the Canadian Experience with Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada (MAiD). MAiD became legal in Canada about the same time that California’s law became legal – in 2016. Canada has roughly the same population as California. The rate of people taking advantage of California’s End of Life Option Act is less than 1%, while the rate in at least one Canadian province is 7%.
Canada’s laws are clearly less restrictive than California’s.
Canada’s medical assistance in dying laws are the result of a unanimous Canadian Supreme Court decision in 2015 ( Carter v. Canada ) declaring laws prohibiting medical assistance in dying were unconstitutional.
I attended yesterday. Stefanie was wonderful. It was a great talk. I really got a lot out of it.
-anonymous 11/17/19
This meeting was recorded in Nov., 2019. Canada is still in the process of refining their laws (each province administers the law, so the rules are somewhat different in different provinces.) The expectation is that some of the information in this video will become outdated within the next 6 months.
Dr. Stefanie Green spends the majority of her time working in assisted dying. She is medical advisor to the BC Ministry of Health Medical Assistance in Dying oversight committee. She is co-founder and current President of the Canadian Association of Medical Aid in Dying Assessors and Providers (CAMAP).
Kathryn Tucker, JD is the Executive Director of the End-of-Life Liberty Project, Special Advocacy Advisor of the National Psychedelics Association, and Founding Board Member of the Psychedelic Bar Association. She has worked for over 3 decades to expand choice at the end of life. In this lecture recorded February 14, 2026, Kathryn discusses the ongoing effort to allow people facing death to seek relief from psychological suffering and die gently through psychedelic therapy. She challenges us to rethink one of life’s most universal experiences: dying.
Videography by Michael Daniels Phone 858-202-0507
While current medical advances help us live longer, they often fail to ensure a life of sufficient quality and dignity, especially for those facing Alzheimer’s or other dementias. This presentation by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD examines four well-established end-of-life choices as well as five emerging choices. It also examines three theoretical options that push the boundaries of what may one day be legally possible in the U.S. Some of these ideas challenge public comfort and policy. But all are grounded in compassion, reason, and respect for personal choice. We hope you benefit from this informed and courageous discussion about how we might expand end-of-life options for aging Americans in the years ahead. https://www.thaddeuspope.com/
December 6, 2025. Doctors play a crucial role in the way we die as essential advisors, medical providers, and coordinators of our healthcare decisions and plans. In this meeting, a panel of 3 doctors discuss why they support Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), what changes they’d like to see in the law, and how they personally want to die. The panel also answered questions from the meeting participants.
SPEAKERS:
Curtis Krock, MD, A retired pulmonologist who practiced for 20 years and a member of the Hemlock Society Board of Directors.
Robert Gunn, MD, A retired physician whose wife chose Medical Aid in Dying.
Flora Danque, MD, Medical Director of Apreva Hospice.
October 19, 2025. Board Secretary Christie Golemb and lifetime member Pamela Harper present a history of our organization and an overview of end-of-life options.
