#MaiD Archives - Allan J Gold

“MAiD in CANADA (Autumn, 2026)- Another Wrong Turn or Back on Track?**

October 31, 2026 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health - No responses

“MAiD in CANADA (Autumn, 2026)- Another Wrong Turn or Back on Track?”** Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #9 – October 31, 2026 OPENING In the fall of 2026, “The $64,000 Question” in Canada is whether people suffering solely from mental illness should qualify for MAID, i.e., […]

MAiD IN CANADA: ‘GOING, GOING, GONE’ – NO, I’M GETTING OFF THE MERRY-GO-ROUND!**

August 31, 2026 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Small Business Law - No responses

Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #8 – Aug. 31, 2026 DATELINE- VANCOUVER, Canada May 03, 2026 -Headline “MAiD raised with Vancouver priest, twice, during hospital stay”” 1 Fr Larry Holland, aged 79, recovering from a hip fracture at Vancouver General Hospital, was offered MAiD.by medical professionals. […]

Canada: MAiD Is Sick. Is there a doctor in the house? – I have a few ideas!**

June 30, 2026 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health, Small Business Law - No responses

Gold’s Legal Minute* GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 17, #6 – June 30, 2026 OPENING “June is warm and very fair.” Not this year – when it comes to Medical assistance in dying (MAID. That’s “a process that allows someone who is found eligible to be able to receive […]

“OHCHR Report Sounds Death Knell for Track #2, Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Or Does It?” “”

April 30, 2025 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health, Small Business Law - No responses

Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* OHCHR Report Sounds Death Knell for Track #2, Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Or Does It?** By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 16, #4 – April 30, 2025 OPENING For those who follow my blogs, you know I don’t care for Canada’s law regarding Medical Assistance in […]

By passing bill legalizing assisted dying, UK Parliament is throwing baby out with bathwater **

November 30, 2024 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health - No responses

Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 15, #5 –November 30, 2024 OPENING Dateline London Nov. 29, 2024: In a piece titled, “MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying,” Becky Morton wrote: “In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs supported a bill which […]

Regardless of Parental Concerns, Twenty-something Can Receive Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)! – So Said Court**

March 31, 2024 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health - No responses

1 Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* By Allan Gold, lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 15, #3 –March 31, 2024 Opening With Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), our past mistake has come back to haunt us. Going down this road, we’ve committed a social blunder. We’ve slid down the slippery slope. A case in point is […]

Medical Assistance in Dying (MaiD): Call a doctor – Ottawa has a bad case of Indecisiveness! (a reaction to the Jan. 30, 2024 decision by Health Minister)**

January 31, 2024 - Posted by: Allan Gold - In category: Elder Law, Health - No responses

1 Gold’s Legal Minute*GLM* – Bulletin By Allan Gold lawyer Montreal and elder law attorney Vol. 15, #1 – January 31, 2024 Medical Assistance in Dying (MaiD): Call a doctor – Ottawa has a bad case of Indecisiveness! (a reaction to the Jan. 30, 2024 decision by Health Minister)** Dateline Ottawa, Jan. 30, 2024: […]