Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jordan Omstead
Publication Date: September 18, 2025 - 10:49
Progressive groups plan protests this weekend to challenge elements of Carney agenda
September 18, 2025
Canada-wide protests are planned this weekend, a coalition of progressive civil society groups say, in what organizers call an emerging “common front” to elements of the new Liberal government’s agenda.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects, expected public service cuts, expanded military support and new border measures are some of the concerns motivating Saturday’s co-ordinated day of action, organizers of the Draw The Line protests say.
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The province said it was waiting for the federal government to act, but wouldn't explain if any technical barriers stopped it from moving alone.
September 18, 2025 - 13:02 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
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September 18, 2025 - 12:40 | Nancy Macdonald, Claire McFarlane, Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Dementia is a “qualifying, stand-alone diagnosis” for euthanasia in Canada, provided people have the capacity to make a reasoned decision and don’t lose capacity before they want their lives ended, according to Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) providers.
Canadian children’s author Robert Munsch, who turned 80 this summer, revealed in a profile in The New York Times this week that, shortly after being diagnosed with dementia in 2021, he applied, and was approved for, MAID.
While the celebrated author has chosen to die by MAID, his daughter Julie Munsch later made it...
September 18, 2025 - 12:38 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
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