The Alberta government is seeking Albertans’ input on MAID, including on mental illness and whether family members should have a say
Author Archives: Meagan Gillmore
Meagan Gillmore is an Ottawa-based reporter with a decade of journalism experience. Meagan got her start as a general assignment reporter at The Yukon News. She has freelanced for the CBC, The Toronto Star, Broadview, Chatelaine, Toronto Life and The Walrus and contributed reporting to Accessible Media Inc. since 2016. She has been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award and a National
Magazine Award and is a recipient of the Corcoran Award. She holds a master of journalism degree from Carleton University.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Where do the similarities between Republicans and Conservatives begin and end?
‘There’s nothing even remotely like Trump in Canadian politics,’ says one political scientist. But there are similarities between the Republicans and Conservatives
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Humans — and pets — ‘pet-ition’ Ottawa for increased animal protection
Humans and pets signed a petition calling for the government to change the Criminal Code to stop treating pets as property
Posted inHealth
Quebec’s legalization of advance MAID requests raises legal, medical concerns
On Wednesday, Quebec becomes the first province to allow advance requests for MAID — a practice prohibited by the Criminal Code
Posted inHealth
‘Takes a village’: New Brunswick becomes latest province to launch organization for caregivers
On average, New Brunswick caregivers spend nearly six hours a day on unpaid caregiving. Now, a new group will advocate for their needs
Posted inHealth
Ontario coroner’s reports raise concerns over MAID practices
Three new reports show some Ontarians received MAID where their diagnoses were unclear or they should have been offered supports
Posted inConsumer
Food banks reinvent themselves in the face of soaring demand
Food banks are changing how they operate and the kinds of services they provide as more and more Canadians struggle to meet their basic needs
Posted inConsumer
Supreme Court upholds passengers’ rights to compensation
The unanimous court decision has been hailed as a win for passenger rights, upholding regulations that facilitate passenger compensation
Posted inThe Interview
‘It horrified me’: British actor Liz Carr takes on MAID in Canada
‘We have seen everything that we feared come true in Canada,’ says actor Liz Carr, on how MAID laws have affected people with disabilities
Posted inProfessional
Paper’s dramatic rise and fall reflects changed edtech landscape
‘I personally had a hard time believing that Paper’s model would ever work,’ says a former online tutor at Paper, the Montreal edtech company