> There are lots of examples of MAID being pushed upon people that do have other options and made to feel like it's the only one.

I'm not really surprised. It looks like Canada's healthcare costs are growing exponentially, and are outstripping growth in GDP. These costs are mostly driven by hospitalizations. If a government can carefully promote the message that hospitalization means suffering, suffering is hard, a life with suffering is not worth living, and that relief is quick and easy, then a route is charted to a reduction in healthcare expense. It would certainly help if the large physician organizations are on board, and the nation's major broadcasters lean into euthanasia-friendly messaging.

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aceofspades19 19 hours ago | parent [-]

What is the source that the healthcare costs are growing "exponentially" and are outstripping growth in GDP? I would accept that its increased but definitely not exponentially. As well, I live in Canada and have not seen any such messaging that you have said.

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gwerbret 16 hours ago | parent [-]

> What is the source that the healthcare costs are growing "exponentially" and are outstripping growth in GDP?

See here, in particular the first figure: https://www.cihi.ca/en/national-health-expenditure-trends-20...

And here (slightly dated, but still valid): https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/sustainability-of-he...

> I live in Canada and have not seen any such messaging that you have said.

Here's a not-particularly-subtle example: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/maid-medical-as...

	▲	aceofspades19 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Neither of those links give us evidence of "exponential" growth as one would normally define exponential growth. I did agree that it definitely has increased, just not exponentially. As well, the first link demonstrates that the GDP has increased greater than the healthcare expenditure. Only in the "forecast ed" area does it outstrip GDP as an annual percentage. If you search the CBC, they have articles both for and against MAID. I think its kind of silly to say that all positive news articles about MAID is government propaganda as there is likely to be a non-zero amount of positive experiences with it. Should the government not allow the press to make any comments on MAID to avoid biasing anyone for, or against it? For example, here is a negative video the CBC posted about MAID: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6521196