August 6, 2025

Dear Friends:

Thank you to the supporters who donated toward the cost of installing siding on one wall of our building. The siding was installed, is paid for, and looks great but we only received about half the amount needed in special donations to cover the cost. Our older office computers, including my desktop will need to be replaced within the next few months. We need around $10,000 to cover the cost of computers.

Bill C-218 is a private members’ bill sponsored by Tamara Jansen (MP) to prevent euthanasia (“MAiD”) for mental illness alone. Parliament expanded Canada’s euthanasia law in March 2021 to include euthanasia for mental illness alone. They delayed the implementation until March 2027. If Bill C-218 passes, it will effectively stop euthanasia for mental illness alone in Canada. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) launched a website and petition campaign in support of Bill C-218 titled, “No MAiD for mental illness” (www.nomaidformentalillness.ca). The website shares information and articles about the bill while enabling people to fill out a petition to Tamara Jansen supporting it. The website is regularly updated with articles. The petition has been signed by over 3,000 people. The website will also feature stories of people who have lived through mental illness and are happy to be alive. Stories are essential for convincing MPs to support Bill C-218. We are also designing sample letters to help you to contact your Member of Parliament. Bill C-218 will likely have its first hour of debate in November 2025.

EPC started a boycott of the Dying With Dignity (DWD) corporate donors. Some of the major donors include Bell, Best Buy, Desjardins Insurance, London Drugs, Manulife Investment Management, Manulife Wealth, Mashi Moosh, Microsoft, Nurse on Board, PayPal, RBC Foundation, Sun Life Financial, Suncor, and Telus. If you want the DWD corporate donors list, email me at alex@epcc.ca

I have scheduled my yearly half-marathon fundraiser for the Compassionate Community Care (CCC) charity for September 28, 2025. Once again, I am running with my friend Marcel Lemmen. Donations can be made on the CCC website at www.beingwith.org/donate

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Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director