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Skip to content Just 4 your day Just 4 your day JUST 4 YOU! Alarming News On Housing – (Source: CBC Vancouver) 2 DAYS AGO HOME BLOG PODCASTS, WITH A DIFFERENCE CAM’S RESUME CAM’S BEST SELLING BOOK CONTACT TODAY’S TAIT THOUGHT – September 2, 2022 Latest All ROLLING ON THE RIVER – Global News Edmonton by Nicole Stillger CAM’S NEWS STORY OF THE DAY ROLLING ON THE RIVER – Global News Edmonton by Nicole Stillger By DISABILITY CHAT Aug 22, 2022 ASK ZAC! CAM’S NEWS STORY OF THE DAY ASK ZAC! PLEASE VOTE ON OUR HOME CARE QUESTION POLLS PLEASE VOTE ON OUR HOME CARE QUESTION EMPLOYMENT POLL CAM’S NEWS STORY OF THE DAY EMPLOYMENT POLL Laughing WITH not AT CAM’S EDMONTON SUN COLUMNS Laughing WITH not AT KNOW YOUR DISABILITY UNDERSTANDING AUTISM – Ted Talks – WENDY CHUNG KNOW YOUR DISABILITY UNDERSTANDING AUTISM – Ted Talks – WENDY CHUNG Aug 23, 2022 A TOUGH VIDEO, BUT WHAT STRENGTH: KIDS LIVING WITH HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE A TOUGH VIDEO, BUT WHAT STRENGTH: KIDS LIVING WITH HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE Aug 24, 2022 WHAT IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS? From the Mayo Clinic WHAT IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS? From The Mayo Clinic Aug 22, 2022 About Cam Cam Tait has lived with cerebra palsy all his life. A best-selling author and award winning journalist, he has worked as a columnist since 1979: 33 years with the Edmonton Journal, and from 2014 with the Edmonton Sun. Now semi-retired. Cam has recently specifically dedicated this website to showcasing, discussing and raise positive awareness on disability

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Canada’s euthanasia regime considers death less harmful than offering help to live

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A Canadian judge has ordered an injunction from a father to be lifted so that his 27-year-old autistic daughter can be permitted to undergo a doctor-assisted suicide.

On March 14, I reported on the story of a 27-year-old Albertan woman with autism who had been approved for euthanasia in December; she was planning to receive a lethal injection on February 1 when her father, whom she lives with, successfully obtained a temporary court injunction the day prior. Her father argued that her autism and “possibly other undiagnosed maladies do not satisfy the eligibility criteria for MAiD [Medical Assistance in Dying]”; the daughter’s attorney argued that it was “none of [her father’s] business.”  

It fell to Court of King’s Bench Justice Colin Feasby to examine the approval process and to determine whether the young woman was eligible for suicide-by-doctor. He admitted to being troubled by the case. “As a court, I can’t go second guessing these MAiD assessors… but I’m stuck with this: the only comprehensive assessment of this person done says she’s normal,” Feasby stated. “That’s really hard.” It shouldn’t have been. 

The desperate father has received another brutal setback in his quest to save his daughter from Canada’s euthanasia regime. On March 25, Feasby ruled that the injunction preventing her death be lifted. As the Calgary Herald put it: “Preventing a Calgary woman’s medically assisted death would cause her irreparable harm, a judge ruled Monday.” Reread that sentence a moment and let it sink in: preventing a woman’s death would cause her irreparable harm. In Canada’s euthanasia regime, words mean nothing. Suicide is healthcare. Stopping suicide causes irreparable harm. Death… doesn’t, somehow. 

“The harm to MV [the woman in question] if the injunction is granted goes to the core of her being,” Feasby stated in his written ruling. “An injunction would deny MV the right to choose between living or dying with dignity. Further, an injunction would put MV in a position where she would be forced to choose between living a life she has decided is intolerable and ending her life without medical assistance. This is a terrible choice that should not be forced on MV, as attempting to end her life without medical assistance would put her at increased risk of pain, suffering, and lasting injury.” 

Note here that there is no limiting principle to this ruling. That logic, such as it is, would apply to any suffering person experiencing suicidal ideation. It is also a false choice. The choice is not between dying by lethal injection or dying by some other form of suicide; it is between dying by lethal injection or being cared for by her loving father, who is ready and willing to do whatever he can for her. As Feasby himself said in his previous comments on the case: “The only comprehensive assessment of this person done says she’s normal.” Apparently, that didn’t matter. 

Addressing the young woman in his ruling, Feasby added: 

What I know of your journey through the health-care system from the evidence in this case suggests that you have struggled to find a doctor who could diagnose your condition and offer appropriate treatment. I do not know why you seek MAiD. Your reasons remain your own because I have respected your autonomy and your privacy. My decision recognizes your right to choose medically assisted death; but it does not require you to choose death.

Feasby did admit that his ruling would be deeply harmful to the parents of the young woman. “The harm to WV [the father] if the injunction is not granted will be substantial,” he wrote. “The pain of losing a child, even an adult child, is not something that any parent should experience. (The parents) have devoted their lives to raising MV from birth and have continued to support her since she has come of age. They will understandably be devastated by her death. For many parents, the loss of a child is a life-changing event that they never truly recover from. The loss is immeasurable.” 

He is right. He could have made a different decision. The 27-year-old had to shop around for doctors willing to sign off on her application for euthanasia; she initially struggled to find the necessary two. But in the end, she succeeded. The father can appeal Feasby’s decision, but his attorney has not commented on whether he will do so. If he does not, he will face what so many Canadian families have endured over the past several years: the knowledge that his family member will expedite her death, and that he is helpless to stop it. 

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Trespassers Welcome: How the Law Protects Squatters

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If you find someone squatting in your house, it turns out that there’s often very little you can do to get them out. That’s why Flash Shelton started SquatterHunters.com, to help homeowners remove unwanted intruders.

Flash Shelton couldn’t believe it when he found there was a stranger living in his mother’s old house. He called the police, but they wouldn’t help him. Turns out, laws meant to protect tenants, also protect squatters.

Shelton took matters into his own hands. Here’s how he out-squatted the squatter:

After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom.

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Libertarian journalist John Stossel created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets to young people.

Prior to Stossel TV he hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20.

Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, “Stossel in the Classroom.” High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year.

Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.

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