Canadian veteran was offered EUTHANASIA when he called Veteran Affairs Canada hotline for help
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Canadian veteran suffering from PTSD and a traumatic brain injury was offered EUTHANASIA when he called Veteran Affairs Canada hotline for help – as Canadian Government orders ‘full and thorough’ investigation into the case
- Canada’s federal government have now ordered an investigation into the circumstances
- The veteran claims that he was seeking advice for how to treat his PTSD and other physical issued
- A staff member at the Veterans Affairs Canada reportedly encouraged him to think about medical assistance in dying
- His family are reportedly ‘disgusted’ by the exchange, which left the veteran ‘deeply disturbed’
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Canada’s federal government has ordered a ‘full and thorough’ investigation after a Veterans Affairs Canada employee encouraged a veteran to undergo assisted suicide when he called for help.
The Canadian Forces veteran was seeking treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and a traumatic brain injury when he was casually offered medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in July.
A VAC employee reportedly brought up MAiD unprompted in the conversation with the veteran, who was ‘deeply disturbed’ by the suggestion.
Sources close to the military man told Global News Canada that he and his family were ‘disgusted’ by the conversation and felt ‘betrayed’ by the agency.
He had reportedly been seeking to recover from injuries that he suffered in the line of duty, and the unprompted MAiD offer has been harmful to his progress.
A Canadian Forces veteran who was asking for help with his PTSD and other medial issued was ‘deeply disturbed’ when he was offered medically assistance in dying by a Veterans Affairs Canada worker (Stock image)
Canada’s federal government has now ordered a ‘full and thorough’ investigation into the case after it caused uproar. (Stock image)
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay has now directed his Deputy Minister to ‘undertake a full and thorough investigation into this matter.’
A spokesperson confirmed that all frontline staff at the VAC are to be given ‘formal training, direction and advice’ on how to approach the issues surrounding MAiD.
The veteran, who has not been identified, claims the service agent they spoke to brought up the option repeatedly even after he asked them to stop.
He also said that the service agent told him in the call about having helped another veteran access MAiD through VAC including supporting that person’s children.
The service agent reportedly said ‘ better than blowing his brains out all over the wall or driving his car into something’, when discussing the separate case.
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay has now directed his Deputy Minister to ‘undertake a full and thorough investigation into this matter’
The VAC say they do not record phone conversations in order to protect privacy, and they had not been able to corroborate the allegations made by the veteran.
He says that his concerns were only addressed after he filed multiple complains about the service agent since July.
A spokesperson for Veterans Affairs Canada said: ‘When the Veteran client called VAC to share what happened on the call, we immediately took action to address the situation and apologized to the client.
A spokesperson confirmed that all frontline staff at the VAC are to be given ‘formal training, direction and advice’ on how to approach the issues surrounding MAiD
‘As directed by the Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Deputy Minister will oversee a thorough internal investigation into this matter and take any appropriate administrative actions necessary to ensure this situation doesn’t happen again.
‘In addition, all VAC frontline staff will be provided training as a reminder of the expectations and the available programs and services offered by the Department to support the health and well-being of Veterans.’
Under Canadian law, MAiD can only be discussed between a primary care provider like a physician or psychiatrist and their patient.
Debbie Lowther, executive director of VETS Canada, a charity that helps veterans in crisis added that the option could have ‘very very damaging consequences.’