Present or not, we all had (or still have) grandparents in our lives.

…please read this letter with them in mind.

An elderly woman in Ontario went back into the hospital for post-surgery complications just days after being cleared to return home. 

She was in her 80s, and prior to going back into the hospital, she had been receiving in-home medical support from public care providers, along with help from her husband…

But it wasn’t enough.

To make a long (and sad) story short, she suggested MAID to her family… and within hours, the process was underway.

(I mean, why pay for nurses to go to someone's home to help them find comfort in their final days or weeks when you can just kill them?)

…*cue the laughs from the evil people getting wealthy off these “efficient death services”.

And it was all a real cluster, to say the least.

I’m talking about all sorts of nonsense: multiple “accessors” (the people who can approve your “death request”), rapid decision-making, coercion, and, at times, what is now being viewed as undue influence.

…by official accounts, her husband was a little too eager to put a cap on the whole thing and be done with her, which definitely seems to have pushed the process along…

Oh ya… and all this was taking place DESPITE THE WOMAN RETRACTING HER INITIAL STATEMENT ABOUT USING THE MAID SERVICE AND TELLING THE “KILL SQUAD” SHE DIDN’T WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

Regardless, within two days of going back into the hospital, she was killed against her wishes.

Sickening.

But here’s the sad truth: Once you are no longer producing (paying the government taxes), you’re worthless to them, and they are better off with you dead.  

Ontario’s own MAID Death Review Committee has flagged concerns about how quickly the assessments were conducted and whether alternatives were sufficiently explored. 

After discussing this story with my team, one of my Canadian staff members told me another account of the “efficiency” of MAID…

He told me about a close friend whose uncle was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, and after some rough years, ultimately decided he wanted to go the MAID route.

… and he was placed on a waiting list to die.

As one would, he was expecting the process to play out as per the timeline he was initially given; however, after someone on the waiting list “dropped out”, he got a call out of the blue. 

The call came on a Monday.

It was essentially, “we’ve had an opening… would Friday work for you?”

Literally. 

Think about that tone.

This isn’t a dentist appointment being rescheduled. 

…this is the state calling to confirm whether the end of your life can be moved forward because availability just opened up…

Now, I am not claiming that every case unfolds this way, nor am I claiming every approval is rushed.

But I am saying this:

The fact that “help” in Canada can come in such a cold, heartless manner should give you a major pause. 

What kind of environment are Canadian’s living in when ending a life can become administratively efficient, while securing long-term support (or even basic healthcare, for that matter) remains a nightmare?

This is not about being “for” or “against” assisted dying in a philosophical sense.

It’s about what is becoming easier… and what is becoming harder.

Need an MRI?

Sorry, that’ll be a year or two.

Ready to kill yourself?

We’ve got you covered. How’s tomorrow?

Make it make sense… please.

You can dress this up however you want.

You can debate autonomy, you can debate consent, and you can debate “eligibility criteria”. 

But again, that’s not even the core issue here.

The issue is the trajectory.

Did you know that assisted suicide was the fourth leading cause of death in Canada last year?

When a system becomes so desensitized to the value of human life that ending one can be processed faster than securing adequate long-term support, something is broken. 

I know a number of jurisdictions where medically assisted death is not culturally normalized and is not treated as a routine end-of-life pathway.

I know a number of places where the culture surrounding life, family, and responsibility feels different.

I know of a number of places where the trajectory in general feels (and is) fundamentally different.

If you feel even a flicker of discomfort reading this, then you owe it to yourself to understand what your options actually are.

Once you understand your options, we can talk about how to get you and your loved ones there.  

But first, you need to read this important letter here by clicking this highlighted blue text. 

Speak soon,

Mikkel

PS. The Paraguay presentation I hosted this past Saturday is still available (even if you aren’t a Hub member). You have 10 or so days to check it out… after that, access shifts to members-only. Even if you are just remotely interested in the world of offshore investing but have never considered it seriously, this is your perfect starting point. Watch The Rise Of Paraguay’s Fastest Growing Investment Corridor for free right now.  

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