Media and Appearances
This page gathers media interviews, articles, and video conversations featuring MAiD in Canada. Through these appearances, we work to provide clear, fact-based information about medical assistance in dying and contribute to thoughtful public discussion about end-of-life care in Canada.
Podcasts
We’re occasionally invited onto podcasts to discuss medical assistance in dying, public misconceptions about MAiD, and the ethical and legal issues surrounding end-of-life care in Canada.
Disrupting Death with Paul Magennis
In this episode of Disrupting Death, Kathy and Keri-Lyn speak with Paul Magennis, a Registered Nurse and educator on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), and co-creator of MAiD in Canada, a Substack newsletter that tackles misinformation and promotes
education about medical assistance in dying.
Disrupting Death with Kim Carlson
Kim appeared as a guest on the Disrupting Death podcast where she spoke with Kathy and Keri-Lyn as both as a nurse who accompanies patients and their loved ones through the MAiD process, but also as a granddaughter who walked alongside her beloved grandma at the end of her life.
How can we talk about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)?
In this episode, we discussed the complexities of MAiD in today’s evolving healthcare landscape, offering insight into how nurses and other health professionals can engage in these essential
conversations with confidence, compassion, and respect for patients, families, and colleagues.
News Media
Toronto Star - October 7, 2025
We published an in-depth analysis of the latest MAiD statistics, showing a clear trend toward national stabilization after years of rapid growth. Our reporting broke the story, which was later picked up by the Toronto Star, who worked with us and our data to publish their own piece expanding on our findings.
After we published our response to The Atlantic’s September feature on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, they reached out and invited us to submit a shorter version for their Commons section. We were glad for the opportunity. The original article felt like an 11,000 word attack on MAiD, so being offered space to correct even a small part of it felt worthwhile.
CBC News - November 17, 2025
In this CBC News story examining new data on Medical Assistance in Dying in Manitoba, we shared our perspective on how MAiD programs often evolve after legalization. Drawing on our experience as registered nurses and MAiD educators, we discussed what the data may reveal about how MAiD practice stabilizes over time.
Chatelaine - November 19, 2025
In this Chatelaine article by Kelly Korbin, we contributed clinical insight to help answer common questions about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, offering practical perspective on how MAiD works and what patients and families can expect.
MAiD in Canada Videos
MAiD and mature minors is one of the most complex and debated issues in Canada’s assisted dying framework. In this first conversation, clinical ethicist Eric Mathison joins us to explain the mature minor doctrine and the ethical questions that will shape future discussions.
I spoke with Megan Sheldon from Be Ceremonial about the role of ceremony in medical assistance in dying. MAiD can allow time for intentional rituals that help people, families, and care teams mark the end of life with reflection, connection, and meaning.
Last week I talked to Eric Mathison about the ethical implication of considering Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for mature minors. As interesting as that conversations was, it is only one part of the story. Today, in Part 2, I talked to Emmett Macfarlane about MAiD and mature minors in the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In this video, we explain the eligibility criteria for Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada in clear, plain language. We walk through the legal requirements, what “grievous and irremediable medical condition” means in practice, and the key differences between Track 1 and Track 2.
In Part 3 of our deep dive into Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and Mature Minors, I sat down with Dr. Adam Sandell — a family physician and occasional MAiD provider — to get his perspective from the front lines of care.
This video is a direct response to the false and harmful claims about MAiD made by Jordan Peterson and Kelsi Sheren. We break down their statements point by point and replace misinformation with clear, evidence-based facts about MAiD in Canada.
Reports
Sixth Annual Report on MAiD - Health Canada - November 2025
Our analysis of isolation and loneliness among MAiD recipients helped inform broader national discussions on the topic. Work we published examining British Columbia data was later referenced and extended in Health Canada’s Sixth Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying, which replicated aspects of our analysis at a national level using all reported MAiD cases across Canada in 2024.