Senators vote to expand Canada's assisted dying laws
In a vote of 47 to 28, with eight abstentions, senators have voted to expand Canada's assisted dying regime to allow those fearing a loss of mental capacity to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives.
The amendment to Bill C-7 was proposed by Senator Pamela Wallin, who argues Canadians who have been diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive-impairing disorders should be entitled to make advance directives spelling out when they want to receive an assisted death.
Wallin's amendment would apply to people who are not near death and even to those who have not been diagnosed with an irremediable illness but who want to ensure they can obtain an assisted death should they become incompetent at some point in the future.
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Three new cases of COVID-19 identified within St. Catharines school communities
Two people at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School and one person from Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19. -
22 new cases of COVID reported in Niagara Sunday, 10 people being treated in hospital
22 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Niagara. -
Niagara moves into red Monday as hair salons, gyms and dining rooms reopen
Hair salons, gyms, and restaurant dining rooms are set to reopen in Niagara on Monday.
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“Trillium” narrated by Bond, James Bond from Bench Brewing
Tim talks to Jens Hansen the James Bond of the bench. He does wine tours in classic cars as Secret Agent 007 James Bond. He recently lent his voice to Burlington author Margaret Lindsay Holton’s novel “Trillium”
