Violating the Convention: Canada's War on the Disabled

01 Canada's CRPD Obligations

On March 11, 2010, Canada ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This was not a symbolic gesture. Ratification creates binding obligations under international law — obligations Canada freely accepted.

The CRPD text is publicly available from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Canada's ratification status is recorded in the UN Treaty Body Database maintained by OHCHR. These are not opinions. They are the legal record.

Source: UN Treaty Body Database, OHCHR — "Status of Ratification: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities." Canada's ratification date: 11 March 2010.

Art. 10

Right to Life

States Parties reaffirm that every human being has the inherent right to life and shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.

"Every human being has the inherent right to life."
— CRPD, Article 10

Art. 15

Freedom from Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. States Parties shall take all effective measures to prevent persons with disabilities from being subjected to such treatment on an equal basis with others.

"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment."
— CRPD, Article 15

Art. 19

Living Independently in the Community

States Parties recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community with choices equal to others. They shall ensure access to community support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living in the community.

"Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with whom they live."
— CRPD, Article 19

Art. 25

Right to Health

States Parties recognize that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability. States shall provide the same range, quality and standard of health care as provided to other persons.

"The highest attainable standard of health without discrimination."
— CRPD, Article 25

Art. 28

Adequate Standard of Living and Social Protection

States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.

"Adequate standard of living… including adequate food, clothing and housing."
— CRPD, Article 28

Optional Protocol — Complaints Mechanism

Canada ratified the Optional Protocol to the CRPD on the same date, March 11, 2010. This allows individuals or groups of individuals to submit complaints directly to the CRPD Committee when they believe Canada has violated their Convention rights. The mechanism exists. It is available.

"Individuals… who claim to be victims of a violation… may submit communications to the Committee."
— Optional Protocol, Article 1

Source: "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities," adopted 13 December 2006, entered into force 3 May 2008. Full text available at OHCHR. Optional Protocol status also recorded in the UN Treaty Body Database, OHCHR.

02 UN Committee Findings

The CRPD Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention. Canada submitted its initial report. The Committee examined it and issued formal Concluding Observations — the document reference is CRPD/C/CAN/CO/1. These are not suggestions. They are the findings of the treaty body with jurisdiction over Canada's compliance.

2017

CRPD Committee — Concluding Observations on Canada

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued its Concluding Observations on Canada's initial report. Among its concerns: the Committee noted that laws permitting assisted dying may put at risk the lives of persons with disabilities. The Committee recommended that Canada ensure its legal framework does not result in discriminatory application of assisted dying to persons with disabilities.

Source: OHCHR, CRPD/C/CAN/CO/1 — "Concluding observations on the initial report of Canada."

2021 — January

Joint Statement by UN Human Rights Experts

Multiple UN human rights experts issued a joint public communication expressing concern about Canada's Bill C-7, which proposed expanding medical assistance in dying to persons whose natural death is not reasonably foreseeable. The experts stated that the bill could put persons with disabilities at risk and was inconsistent with Article 10 of the CRPD. They noted that disability should not be a basis for the ending of life through state-facilitated means.

Source: OHCHR, Joint Communication by UN Special Procedures mandate holders, January 2021. Publicly archived in OHCHR Press Releases and Communications Reports.

2021 — March

Bill C-7 Receives Royal Assent Despite UN Concerns

Despite the formal concerns expressed by UN human rights experts, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-7 into law on March 17, 2021. The new law removed the requirement that a person's natural death be "reasonably foreseeable" — creating what Health Canada would come to classify as "Track 2" MAID. Canada's response to the UN experts' joint statement did not result in the bill being modified to address the CRPD concerns raised.

Source: Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo — "Bill C-7: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)." Royal Assent: 17 March 2021.

2021 — Ongoing

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has made public statements regarding the expansion of assisted dying regimes in countries including Canada. The Rapporteur has emphasized that the availability of assisted dying for persons with disabilities who are not dying raises fundamental questions under the CRPD about whether states are meeting their obligations to provide adequate support, services, and protections.

Source: OHCHR Press Releases — Statements by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Available at ohchr.org.

2023

Continued International Scrutiny

International disability rights organizations and UN-affiliated bodies continued to raise concerns about Canada's MAID regime. The expansion to Track 2 and the consideration of further expansion to include mental illness as a sole underlying condition drew renewed scrutiny from the CRPD Committee framework and international human rights monitoring mechanisms.

Source: OHCHR monitoring records; international human rights reporting on CRPD implementation. Canada's next periodic review pending before the CRPD Committee.

2025 — March

UN CRPD Committee: “Repeal Track 2 Entirely”

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issued its most forceful statement yet, expressing “extreme concern” about Canada's MAID program and calling on Canada to repeal Track 2 entirely — including the planned 2027 expansion to mental illness as a sole underlying condition. The Committee found that Canada’s MAID regime poses a systemic risk to the lives of persons with disabilities and is inconsistent with Canada’s obligations under the Convention. Canada’s official response: no plans to act on the recommendations.

Source: UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, March 2025 Report. Reported by Canadian Affairs, Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

2026 — Active

Two Charter Challenges Before the Courts

Inclusion Canada and the Council of Canadians with Disabilities filed a Charter challenge in Ontario Superior Court arguing Track 2 constitutes unconstitutional discrimination against disabled persons. Separately, the B.C. Supreme Court heard a challenge in January 2026 after Sam O’Neill (age 34, terminal cancer) was forced to transfer from St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver because the Catholic facility refused to provide MAID on-site. Alberta introduced Bill 18 to provincially prohibit MAID for mental illness. 10 provinces and territories have called for an indefinite pause on expansion.

Source: Inclusion Canada; CBC News — B.C. Charter Challenge (Jan 2026); Alberta Legislature — Bill 18 (March 2026).

The experts expressed concern that, rather than guaranteeing inclusion and adequate support, Canada's approach may effectively offer death as an alternative to the support services that persons with disabilities need and have a right to under international law. — Summary of concerns raised by UN Special Procedures mandate holders regarding Bill C-7, January 2021. Source: OHCHR Communications Reports.

03 Health Canada's Own Data

The government's own numbers tell the story. Health Canada publishes annual monitoring reports on Medical Assistance in Dying, available publicly on canada.ca. These reports document the growth of MAID, including the creation and expansion of "Track 2" — cases where the person's natural death is not reasonably foreseeable.

The reports document the reasons people give for requesting MAID. Among Track 2 recipients, the documented reasons include — in Health Canada's own published categories — loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities, isolation or loneliness, perceived burden on family or caregivers, and inadequacy of support services.

13,241

MAID deaths reported in 2022

Source: Health Canada, "Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022." Published on canada.ca.

4.1%

of all deaths in Canada in 2022

Source: Health Canada, "Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022." Percentage calculated from report data and Statistics Canada vital statistics.

463

Track 2 (non-terminal) MAID provisions in 2022

Source: Health Canada, "Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022." Track 2 data reported separately from Track 1.

MAID Provisions Reported by Health Canada — Year over Year

2016–2017

2,838

2018

4,480

2019

5,631

2020

7,595

2021

10,064

2022

13,241

Source: Health Canada, Annual Reports on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 1st through 4th editions. Published on canada.ca. Figures represent MAID provisions reported to Health Canada by provincial and territorial governments.

Health Canada's reports document the nature of suffering cited by Track 2 recipients. The following are categories identified in the reports themselves:

Loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities — documented in Health Canada's MAID Annual Reports as a reported source of suffering among Track 2 recipients.
Isolation or loneliness — documented in Health Canada's MAID Annual Reports as a reported source of suffering among Track 2 recipients.
Perceived burden on family, friends, or caregivers — documented in Health Canada's MAID Annual Reports as a reported source of suffering.
Inadequacy of support services or access to services — documented in Health Canada's MAID Annual Reports. This category directly raises the question of whether the government is offering death where it has failed to provide adequate support.

When the government's own reports list "inadequacy of support services" as a reason people are dying, the government is documenting its own failure to meet its obligations under Articles 19 and 28 of the CRPD — the right to live independently with adequate support and the right to an adequate standard of living.

Source: Health Canada, "Annual Reports on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada." Published annually on canada.ca. The 4th Annual Report covers 2022 data. The 5th Annual Report covers 2023 data. Track 2 data has been reported separately since the legislative change came into effect in 2021.

04 The Disability Benefit Gap

While expanding access to medically-assisted death for persons with disabilities, the government has been far less urgent in providing the resources that would allow those same persons to live. The numbers are a matter of public record.

The Canada Disability Benefit (Bill C-22) received Royal Assent on June 22, 2023. The legislation established the framework for a new federal income supplement for working-age persons with disabilities. The regulations determining the actual benefit amount were not finalized until 2024.

Source: Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo — "Bill C-22: An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit."

$200

Maximum monthly Canada Disability Benefit (as announced)

Source: Government of Canada, Canada Disability Benefit regulations and public announcements. Amount as announced for the initial benefit period.

$6/day

Approximate daily equivalent

Calculation: $200/month ÷ ~30.4 days ≈ $6.58/day.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) analyzed the cost and adequacy of the proposed benefit. The PBO's costing analyses are publicly available on the PBO website (pbo-dpb.gc.ca).

Source: Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, cost estimates and analyses related to Bill C-22 and the Canada Disability Benefit. Published on pbo-dpb.gc.ca.

Provincial disability support rates vary across jurisdictions but are uniformly low. The following rates are published by provincial social services ministries and are matters of public record:

Province	Monthly Basic Rate	Below Poverty Line?	Source
Ontario (ODSP)	~$1,308/month	Yes — substantially below	Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, published ODSP rates
British Columbia (PWD)	~$1,358.50/month	Yes — substantially below	BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, published PWD rates
Alberta (AISH)	~$1,787/month	Yes — below in most urban centres	Alberta Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services, published AISH rates
Quebec	~$1,182/month	Yes — substantially below	Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, published rates
Manitoba	~$1,100/month	Yes — substantially below	Manitoba Families, published EIA-Disability rates

Note: Rates shown are approximate and represent the most recent publicly available figures from each provincial ministry. Rates include shelter and basic needs components where published together. All are below the poverty line as measured by Statistics Canada's Market Basket Measure (MBM) or the Canada Official Poverty Line.

The government moves with urgency to expand how the disabled can die, but moves with glacial indifference to ensure they can live. The Red Ensign generation — the men and women who built this country — did not fight so their grandchildren would be offered death because the government finds support too expensive.

Source for poverty thresholds: Statistics Canada, "Market Basket Measure (MBM)" and "Canadian Income Survey" — publicly available poverty line data on statcan.gc.ca.

05 Charter Section 15 — Equality Rights

Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equality before and under the law and equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on — among other grounds — mental or physical disability. This is not obscure law. It is the constitutional foundation of disability rights in Canada.

Two landmark court decisions shaped the current legal landscape for medical assistance in dying. Both are publicly available through the Supreme Court of Canada and the Superior Court of Quebec.

SCC

Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 331

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously struck down the absolute prohibition on physician-assisted dying, finding it violated Section 7 (life, liberty, and security) of the Charter. The Court was explicit that its declaration applied to "a competent adult person who clearly consents to the termination of life and has a grievous and irremediable medical condition… that causes enduring suffering that is intolerable to the individual." The Court emphasized the importance of a carefully designed system of safeguards.

"It is for Parliament and the provincial legislatures to respond… by enacting legislation consistent with the constitutional parameters set out in these reasons."
— Carter v. Canada (AG), [2015] 1 SCR 331, at para 126

QCCS

Truchon v. Attorney General of Canada, 2019 QCCS 3792

The Superior Court of Quebec struck down the "reasonably foreseeable natural death" criterion from the federal law and Quebec's "end of life" requirement. This decision was not appealed by either the federal or Quebec government. The non-appeal of Truchon directly led to the drafting of Bill C-7 and the creation of "Track 2" MAID for persons whose death is not reasonably foreseeable.

The government chose not to appeal a single Superior Court decision — and used that non-appeal as the justification to expand MAID beyond what Carter contemplated.

The question that Section 15 raises is direct: when the state provides death more readily than it provides adequate disability support, housing, or community services, is the state discriminating against persons with disabilities?

Carter (2015) contemplated a carefully safeguarded system for persons with grievous and irremediable conditions. The Supreme Court emphasized safeguards.
Source: Carter v. Canada (AG), [2015] 1 SCR 331.
Truchon (2019) removed the "reasonably foreseeable death" criterion in a single lower court decision that was not appealed.
Source: Truchon v. AG Canada, 2019 QCCS 3792.
Bill C-7 (2021) used Truchon as justification to create Track 2 — going further than what Carter envisioned and ignoring the UN's formal concerns.
Source: Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo — Bill C-7.
Section 15 of the Charter prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Whether the current regime constitutes systemic discrimination is a question the government refuses to answer.
Source: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982.

06 Parliamentary Testimony They Ignored

The government heard the warnings. They are preserved in Hansard — the official record of Parliamentary proceedings — available publicly on parl.ca. Disability organizations, human rights bodies, and expert witnesses testified before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST Committee). Their testimony is a matter of public record. The government proceeded regardless.

Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)

National cross-disability human rights organization

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities testified before the JUST Committee during the study of Bill C-7. CCD expressed opposition to the removal of the "reasonably foreseeable natural death" criterion, arguing that it would disproportionately affect persons with disabilities. CCD warned that expanding MAID to persons who are not dying sends a message that the lives of disabled persons are of lesser value and that death is an acceptable response to the failure to provide adequate disability supports.

Source: Hansard, House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST Committee), proceedings on Bill C-7. Available on parl.ca.

Inclusion Canada

National federation for the inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities

Inclusion Canada testified that expanding MAID to persons whose death is not reasonably foreseeable contravenes Canada's obligations under the CRPD. They argued that the expansion would particularly endanger persons with intellectual disabilities and those in institutional settings. Inclusion Canada called for the government to prioritize disability supports, community living, and poverty reduction before expanding access to assisted death.

Source: Hansard, House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST Committee), proceedings on Bill C-7. Available on parl.ca.

Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)

Canada's national human rights institution

The Canadian Human Rights Commission raised concerns about the intersection of MAID expansion and disability rights. The CHRC has noted in its annual reports and public statements the need for a human rights framework that ensures persons with disabilities are not choosing MAID due to systemic barriers, poverty, or lack of adequate supports. The CHRC emphasized that the government has an obligation to address the underlying social and economic conditions that may lead persons with disabilities to seek MAID.

Source: Canadian Human Rights Commission, Annual Reports and public statements. CHRC testimony and submissions to Parliamentary committees on record in Hansard.

Disability Rights Organizations — Collective Position

Multiple organizations, including DAWN Canada, ARCH Disability Law Centre, and others

Multiple disability rights organizations presented consistent testimony to Parliamentary committees: that expanding MAID to non-dying persons with disabilities, without first ensuring adequate supports, housing, income, and community services, amounts to a two-tier system where the able-bodied receive suicide prevention and the disabled receive suicide facilitation. This fundamental inequality was raised by nearly every disability rights organization that testified.

Source: Hansard, proceedings of the JUST Committee and the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD Committee). Testimonies available on parl.ca.

The men and women who built this country's institutions — who fought under the Red Ensign to defend human dignity — would not recognize a nation that hears its disabled citizens plead for support, records those pleas in the official Parliamentary record, and then passes the law they pleaded against anyway. What was recommended: Adequate support first, expansion later — if ever.
What was enacted: Expansion now, support later — if ever.

07 International Comparison

Canada is not operating in a vacuum. Other nations have grappled with the same questions and arrived at different conclusions. The comparison is instructive — and damning.

Country	Assisted Dying Regime	Non-Terminal Access	Disability Safeguards
Canada	MAID (Track 1 & Track 2)	Yes — Track 2 since 2021	Limited; no mandatory disability support assessment prior to MAID approval
Netherlands	Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide	Permitted under strict criteria	Extensive safeguard framework; independent review committees; mandatory second opinions; post-mortem review of every case by Regional Euthanasia Review Committees
Belgium	Euthanasia	Permitted under strict criteria	Mandatory consultation of specialists; extended reflection period for non-terminal cases; Federal Control and Evaluation Commission reviews all cases
United Kingdom	Debating legislation (as of 2024)	Not yet enacted	Disability rights concerns prominent in Parliamentary debate; CRPD obligations cited as a factor in legislative caution
Germany	Constitutional Court ruled right to assisted death (2020)	Regulatory framework under development	CRPD obligations explicitly considered in framework discussions; emphasis on ensuring free and informed decision-making
France	Legislation under consideration (2024)	Proposed with restrictions	CRPD and disability rights concerns actively raised in legislative process; deliberative approach

Source: Comparative analysis based on publicly available legislative records from each country's parliament, the CRPD Committee's concluding observations for relevant States Parties, and OECD comparative publications on health systems and social policy.

CRPD Committee Recommendations to Other Nations

The CRPD Committee has consistently recommended that States Parties ensure their assisted dying frameworks do not result in discriminatory outcomes for persons with disabilities. The Committee's concluding observations for multiple countries reference the obligation under Article 10 (right to life) in the context of end-of-life legislation.

Source: CRPD Committee, Concluding Observations for Belgium, Netherlands, and other States Parties. Available through the OHCHR Treaty Body Database.

Disability Support Spending — International Context

Country	Public Spending on Disability (% of GDP)	Notes
Denmark	~4.1%	Comprehensive community support and independent living services
Sweden	~3.5%	Strong personal assistance programs; no assisted dying law
Netherlands	~3.2%	Assisted dying permitted, but with extensive supports alongside
United Kingdom	~2.4%	No assisted dying law (as of 2024); disability benefits under reform
Canada	~1.2%	Among the lowest in the OECD; MAID expanded while supports lag
OECD Average	~2.1%	Canada falls well below the average of comparable nations

Source: OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) — "Public spending on incapacity" category, which includes disability-related spending. Available at oecd.org. Figures are approximate and based on the most recent reporting year available (2019–2021 data, as OECD reporting lags). Canada's figure includes federal and provincial spending.

~1.2%

Canada's public disability spending as a share of GDP — nearly half the OECD average

Source: OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX). Canada spends approximately half of what comparable nations spend on disability supports while simultaneously operating the most expansive assisted dying regime in the developed world.

08 Source Attribution

Every claim on this page is drawn from publicly available documents. The sources are organized below by category. Read them yourself. Verify every claim. That is the standard we hold ourselves to, and it is the standard a free press demands.

United Nations Documents

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Adopted 13 December 2006, entered into force 3 May 2008. Full text available at OHCHR (ohchr.org). Articles 10, 15, 19, 25, and 28 are directly relevant.

Optional Protocol to the CRPD
Canada ratified 11 March 2010. Establishes individual complaints mechanism. Status recorded in UN Treaty Body Database, OHCHR.

CRPD Committee — Concluding Observations on Canada
Document reference: CRPD/C/CAN/CO/1. Issued following review of Canada's initial report. Available through the OHCHR Treaty Body Database.

Joint Communication by UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders (January 2021)
Concerns regarding Bill C-7 and its compatibility with the CRPD. Publicly archived in OHCHR Communications Reports and Press Releases. Available at ohchr.org.

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Public statements on assisted dying and disability rights. Available through OHCHR Press Releases and the Special Rapporteur's country visit reports and thematic reports.

CRPD Committee — Concluding Observations (Other States Parties)
Committee recommendations to Belgium, Netherlands, and other nations regarding assisted dying and Article 10 obligations. Available through the OHCHR Treaty Body Database.

Health Canada — MAID Annual Reports

First Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2019
Covers data from 2016–2018. Published on canada.ca by Health Canada.

Second Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2020
Covers 2019 data. Published on canada.ca by Health Canada.

Third Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2021
Covers 2020 data. Published on canada.ca by Health Canada.

Fourth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2022
Covers 2021–2022 data, including first full year of Track 2 reporting. Published on canada.ca by Health Canada. Contains data on Track 2 provisions and documented sources of suffering.

Fifth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, 2023
Covers 2023 data. Published on canada.ca by Health Canada. Most recent available at time of publication.

Parliamentary Records — Hansard

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST Committee)
Proceedings on Bill C-7 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code — medical assistance in dying). Witness testimony from CCD, Inclusion Canada, ARCH Disability Law Centre, DAWN Canada, and other disability rights organizations. Available on parl.ca.

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD Committee)
Proceedings examining the statutory review of MAID provisions. Witness testimony and committee reports available on parl.ca.

Bill C-7 Legislative Record
Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo — "Bill C-7: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)." Royal Assent: 17 March 2021. Full legislative history available on parl.ca.

Bill C-22 Legislative Record
Parliament of Canada, LEGISinfo — "Bill C-22: An Act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit." Royal Assent: 22 June 2023. Full legislative history available on parl.ca.

Court Decisions

Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 331
Supreme Court of Canada. Unanimous decision striking down the absolute prohibition on physician-assisted dying under Section 7 of the Charter. Emphasized the need for safeguards. Available through the Supreme Court of Canada Reports (scc-csc.gc.ca).

Truchon v. Attorney General of Canada, 2019 QCCS 3792
Superior Court of Quebec. Struck down the "reasonably foreseeable natural death" criterion. Not appealed by either federal or Quebec governments. Available through the Quebec Court system (jugements.qc.ca).

Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO)

Cost Estimate — Bill C-22 (Canada Disability Benefit)
PBO analysis of the fiscal cost and distributional impact of the Canada Disability Benefit. Published on pbo-dpb.gc.ca.

PBO Fiscal Analyses — Disability-Related Spending
Comparative analyses of federal disability spending, including income support programs. Published on pbo-dpb.gc.ca.

Provincial Government Publications

Ontario — ODSP Rates
Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rate schedules. Published on ontario.ca.

British Columbia — PWD Rates
BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Persons with Disabilities (PWD) assistance rates. Published on gov.bc.ca.

Alberta — AISH Rates
Alberta Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services. Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) benefit rates. Published on alberta.ca.

Quebec — Disability Assistance Rates
Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale. Disability solidarity allowance rates. Published on quebec.ca.

Manitoba — EIA-Disability Rates
Manitoba Families. Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) rates for persons with disabilities. Published on gov.mb.ca.

International & OECD Sources

OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX)
Public spending on incapacity/disability as a percentage of GDP. Available at oecd.org/social/expenditure.htm. Data covers OECD member countries.

Statistics Canada — Market Basket Measure (MBM)
Canada's Official Poverty Line thresholds. Published on statcan.gc.ca. Used to assess whether provincial disability rates fall below the poverty line.

Statistics Canada — Vital Statistics
Death counts and demographic data used to calculate MAID as a percentage of total deaths. Published on statcan.gc.ca.

These are not accusations drawn from thin air. They are the government's own documents, the United Nations' own findings, the Parliament's own records, and the courts' own decisions. Every source listed above is a public document. Every claim on this page can be verified by any citizen willing to look. That is the standard the Red Ensign generation held — facts, records, and the courage to read them.

The Victims With Names

Kiano Vafaeian, 26

Coached into death by Dr. Ellen Wiebe. Euthanised Dec 30, 2025. Dominant media story April 2026.

Roger Foley

Hospital staff withheld food and water. Offered MAID four times.

Heather Hancock

Called “selfish” for declining MAID. Told she was “consuming resources.”

428 Violations

Ontario regulators tracked 428 legal violations. Zero referred to police. The system monitors itself.

The Law They Are Breaking

Rome Statute — Crimes Against Humanity (Art. 7)

Canada ratified July 7, 2000 — first country to implement. A widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population. 76,475 deaths directed by legislation. That is systematic. That is directed. Those are civilians.

Nuremberg Code — Principle 1

Voluntary consent without coercion, force, fraud, deceit, duress, or other constraint. When a disabled person requests MAID because the state refuses housing, support, or adequate care — the “consent” is manufactured by government failure. That is not autonomy. That is engineered despair.

Canada Abolished the Death Penalty — Then Brought It Back

1976: Parliament voted 130–124 to abolish execution for convicted murderers. Last execution: December 11, 1962. Canada decided it was immoral to execute a convicted killer. Then in 2016, it legalised the execution of the disabled, the elderly, the depressed, and the veteran — and called it compassion.