The youtube episode is here: 'Inside the country that kills disabled people'. I sat down with famous youtuber (#TylerOliveira) @tyleraloevera to discuss #MAiD, #homelessness, #poverty, #coercion and more. youtu.be/XmQzuxyl4DA?si=xlgn… Please retweet!

My interview a few weeks ago with The Times Of London, they sent a photographer a few days later. 'Tremblay has struggled over the past two decades with #homelessness and insecure accommodation, which he said exacerbated his #mentalhealth problems. His monthly allowance barely covers the rent on his home in #Guelph, Ontario — the province with the highest rate of #euthanasia. “When we lose our housing and have a disability, it just compounds so quickly,” he said. “It has been so bad that I even wished I had cancer, anything, just so I would be covered.” With seven diagnosed mental health disorders, most of which he has suffered through his entire adult life, he is sure he would qualify under an expanded Maid. He said he knew dozens of others in his situation who would be likely to apply for assisted death should it be made available, describing a “rush for the doors”. Krista Carr, executive vice-president of Inclusion Canada, a disability rights group, said her organisation received about ten calls a month from people like Tremblay. “Situations have gotten so desperate that they are wondering if there’s any other choice,” she said. “It’s a lot cheaper for the system to end people’s lives than it is to support them to live well.” Tremblay has mixed feelings. He still struggles with the problems that prompted him to consider assisted death but in many ways is grateful to still be alive and has begun campaigning for greater disability benefits. “It’s not a black and white issue for me,” he said. “I support MAiD, while at the same believing Canada should, and could, be doing more. “I felt coerced — by poverty, by my situation — when really I needed proper support. It made me wonder just how many assisted death patients felt like I did.”' archive.is/2024.10.16-093101… #maid #assisteddying

xitter.cf/i/spaces/1eaKbalvrOYxX Here is the recorded space for those who could not make it, it starts about 4-5 minutes in, ignore the silence of setting up. Thank you so much to everyone who came in or is listening now, thank you to our expert @DylanLineger / @caseXpoverty! #canpoli #polican #csnpoli #poverty

Today at 7 pm EST, Case Against Poverty @caseXpoverty and @odspoor will host a crash course on applying for UN Human Rights Complaints in time for a submission push on the 17th. We will cover how to word it, who and where to send it and further uses for he letter after submission (advocacy, contacting your MP/MPP etc). This space will be recorded for those that cannot make it, and there is no requirement for participation. If you have any questions about this process or what the Case Against Poverty organization is, join us tonight! xitter.cf/i/spaces/1lPKqOYoBvZJb #canpoli #cdnpoli #polican #canada