In her autobiography, famed mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote that, “The saddest thing in life and the hardest to live through, is the knowledge that there is someone you love very much whom you cannot save from suffering.” Christie was speaking as a parent watching her daughter learn that her husband had been killed at Normandy. Even sadder may be the plight of a parent with a severely ill or disabled child for whom there is no cure. But is it so sad as to warrant euthanasia? Anna Farrow takes an unflinching look at efforts to expand Canada’s MAID program to include babies. If Canada eventually legalizes the “compassionate” killing of infants, Farrow points out, it will be following in the heartless footsteps of the country that pioneered the concept – Nazi Germany.
Christina Park: The Problematic Push to Eliminate Letter Grades
B.C.’s decision to abandon letter grades in favour of four vague “proficiency” categories is the latest example of the move to do away with objective