Maids for Canadians

If you didn't know anything about it, you would assume everyone was getting house cleaning. If there was some sort of government tax credit for employing Maids in every home, that would create jobs and would help some focus on more important work. I am sure some have maids, but I have to clean my own house, and it is a never ending thing. Some days, I can get a lot done, but most days I just try to wash the dishes, clean the counters, sweep the floor and do some laundry.

Sadly no, many have been shocked and stunned to find out that when you search for Maids, the second result shown is for a program called Medical assistance in dying, "only under very specific circumstances and rules". Below are actual recent government committee meetings where this is being discussed, questions are being asked, and some answers are being provided.

WARNING ## Do not watch these videos unless you are prepared to think about this. 🛑 ###Scroll to the bottom if you are easily disturbed or upset, these are public videos from the House of Commons in Canada.

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I am really confused because when I was growing up in school they said that this sort of thing happened about 100 years ago and it was terrible, and must happen "never again", but then in college I had a professor who had me read Rene Descartes and try to explain Solipsism, but then he chose medically assisted dying. That the professor who challenged my assumptions is no longer around bothers me greatly, however he did tell us that he had been suffering. My own belief is that the will to live is a powerful force and that we are here on Earth to gain experiences.

I am a very compassionate person, but I would never encourage someone to choose this. I have met people who have chronic pain and am very sympathetic, but is a government sanctioned program for Medically Assisted Dying the right thing for society? I have concerns, as do many Canadians who were taught that this was not an acceptable course, but are we the jerks?

I have also learned more recently (not in philosophy 101 class) about the Noble Truths- that there is suffering, that there is a cause of suffering, that there can be an end to suffering, and that the path to end suffering is ethical living and wisdom. Why did I not learn about this ancient wisdom in class, instead tormented by the 16th century writings of Rene Descartes and Nihilistic solipsism 'that I may be the only one who exists' (which actually caused me to stay awake for days and draft a dissociative story about a guy named Brad who was having an existential crisis).

I can't believe I actually paid for that class in hindsight, I re-read my final paper and had NO IDEA what I was writing about. But later I learn about the Compassion of the Buddha, something that was not discussed at all during those weeks of lectures in College. Now today, we wrestle with this.

Supporters argue that it is compassionate but if the program expands to include the disabled, the mentally ill, and the economically disadvantaged, how is it different than past atrocities?

The first half of my life I was forced to sit in a class and learn about how this was wrong. In college however, I was in a class and the professor told me this was his choice, so I wrestle with this topic.

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