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The word of the year in Quebec politics

Inspired by the Brexit and Trump campaigns, the Oxford Dictionaries chose the adjective “post-truth” as their word of the year. They defined it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” However, there may be a more appropriate word to describe the attitude of the Quebec Liberal Party this past year.

9
DEC
2016

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Converting the miserabilists

Philip Nitschke’s militant efforts to promote euthanasia and assisted suicide may be the product of a failure to address a key question: is life worth living?

8
DEC
2016

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Protecting the mentally ill: ‘Best system on earth’ is impossible to manage

An interview with psychiatrist Gilles Chamberland regarding whether the provisions of Bill P-38, which establishes the conditions for compelling those who may represent a danger to themselves and/or others to receive psychiatric evaluation, are too narrow.

8
DEC
2016

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Wesley Smith was right. Assisted suicide is not limited to physical suffering

An article written by Wesley Smith argued that assisted suicide laws in the US are too broad and allow people without a terminal illness to receive the procedure. It was criticized for being inaccurate yet the same critic freely admitted that the laws do not require a show of physical suffering.

7
DEC
2016

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Quebec has it backward when it comes to managing crowded ERs

Eddy Lang has cared for the sick and injured in hospital emergency rooms in Montreal and Calgary, and he doesn’t hesitate for a second when asked which city has fared better in dealing with the ER crisis.

5
DEC
2016

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