January 15, 2026

Dear Friends:

Thank you for the incredible support in 2025. Due to your support, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) was able to produce the film titled, “Life Worth Living”. In the process, we were able to share film clips with the successful campaign to overturn the assisted suicide law in Slovenia and to create a short film supporting Bill C-218.

Bill C-218, the bill that would prohibit euthanasia for mental illness alone in Canada, had its first hour of debate on December 5, 2025. The second hour of debate and the vote have been delayed until late March or possibly mid-April. We are planning an event in Ottawa in support of Bill C–218. The event date will be determined when we know the exact date for the second hour of debate and final vote.

“Life Worth Living” will be sold and rented at www.lifeworthlivingfilm.com Many people have contacted us about screening the film. It is one hour, which is perfect for a screening followed by a discussion and is an excellent way to initiate action in support of Bill C-218. “Life Worth Living” provides a powerful message that will also affect the USA where three new states legalized assisted suicide in 2025. Many Americans are concerned about assisted suicide but they may not realize that legalizing it will eventually lead to Canadian-style euthanasia. “Life Worth Living” is a wake-up call that will hopefully help US states reject the legalization of assisted suicide.

We mourn the euthanasia death of a man named Kiano Vafiaen. He was originally scheduled to be killed by euthanasia on September 22, 2022, at the MAiDHouse in Toronto. Kiano was not terminally ill; he lived with type one diabetes and mental health issues. In 2022, Kiano’s mother Margaret saved his life by launching a petition naming Dr. Joshua Tepper who was going to kill Kiano by euthanasia. The response to the petition was incredible and Dr. Tepper cancelled the euthanasia. Sadly, on December 30, 2025, Dr. Ellen Wiebe killed Kiano by euthanasia in Vancouver. Margaret wrote the following on her Facebook page:

Tragically, the Canadian system later allowed…in Vancouver—where a doctor named DR ELLEN WIEBE AKA DR DEATH #2 approved his death based on mental illness. This approval occurred despite euthanasia for mental illness being banned until March 2027. Somehow, DR DEATH #2 found a loophole in the system, one that now demands to be exposed so that no other parent has to endure this. This is disgusting on every level. I promise I will fight this tooth and nail for my son and other parents who too have children that suffer from mental illness.

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Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director