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Decades After Banning the Death Penalty, Canada Kills Inmates by ‘Assisted Suicide’, by Nancy Flanders – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Nancy Flanders, Live Action News, Jan 7, 2026

According to new reports, Canada is allowing prisoners to end their lives through assisted suicide despite having banned capital punishment decades ago.

Key Takeaways:

  • Canada fully banned capital punishment — the death penalty — in 1998.

  • Medical Assistance in Dying was approved in Canada in 2016.

  • From 2016 to 2025, at least 67 prisoners in Canada have requested assisted death, with at least 15 approved and killed.

The Details:

A government-issued response from the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness states that 15 federal inmates have undergone assisted death under Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying Act (MAiD) since 2018. …

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