76,475 Canadians have died by MAID. Is that too many?

It was presented to Canadians as an exceptional option to an already approaching natural death. How did doctor-assisted dying become so popular?

Nearly a decade after the Criminal Code was amended to permit doctors to end, under certain conditions, a consenting person’s life, one in 20 deaths in Canada now involve medical assistance in dying (MAID).

While proponents say the numbers reflect a pent-up demand for an end-of-life option that’s long had broad support among Canadians...