> Perhaps the now-suspended Veterans Affairs caseworker who...

They were immediately fired, referred to the RCMP for investigation, and a systematic review launched that found 4 incidents[1] - all by the same employee. There have been no further incidents reported since this happened. Since 2022.

> That's followed by an anecdote in which a Vancouver patient in a suicidal crisis claims a hospital clinician said there were no beds available, but that MAID would be a "more peaceful" option than suicide.

This was in 2023. It was covered a bunch at the time until it was revealed that it was a standard question asking if she had ever considered MAID before[2], since she had a history of depression and suicidal thoughts.

The Atlantic reporter you're referencing is themselves anti-MAID due to her religious convictions and wishes to remove choice from individuals. It is not an unbiased source of information. The MAID system is _routinely_ criticized from the religious base here in Canada for the last 9 years, and yet not even a hint of systematic abuse of the system has ever been found.

[1] https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/about-vac/reports-policies-and... [2] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/arti...

I don't know anything about the author and I don't care --- the reported incidents either happened or they didn't. It sounds from this comment like they did.