by CPL Office | May 14, 2020 | End of Life Care, Palliative Care
The “secret weapon hiding in plain sight” To mark National Hospice Palliative Care Week (May 3-9), a cornucopia of articles drew attention to the goals and value of good palliative care. “There is a growing body of evidence that suggests palliative care can lower out...
by CPL Office | Apr 29, 2020 | End of Life Care, Triage
We’ve heard much about how Canada’s vulnerable sector is suffering under COVID-19 restrictions. The pain of residents of long-term care centres (LTC’s) leaps to mind. But what about people with disabilities? “When the Prime Minister or premiers or others were...
by CPL Office | Apr 21, 2020 | News
As the coronavirus exposes the horrors of eldercare in Canada, pro-life sentiments are popping up from unlikely sources. In a National Post editorial the author states: “Ensuring adequate care for those whose years rob them of the ability to fully look after...
by CPL Office | Apr 5, 2020 | End of Life Care, News
“Boomer Remover”, the trending phrase that serves as a brutal reminder that the coronavirus death rate is higher among seniors, has opened up another dark reality. “According to the calculations of economists, human life does, indeed, have a price,” especially during...
by CPL Office | Jan 17, 2020 | Press Release
Vancouver area hospice is asking the government to reconsider their proposal to give up $750,000 a year in funding so that it not be required to violate its mandate of care and compassion for patients by providing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at its facility....
