Alberta Seeks to Set Limits on "Medically Assisted Dying"

Jessica Murphy, 

Sareen Habeshian

Alberta has proposed a bill that would limit the use of medically assisted dying - also known as voluntary euthanasia - in the Canadian province solely to end-of-life circumstances.

In 2021, Canada expanded access to medically assisted dying, known domestically by the acronym Maid, to people with serious, incurable illnesses or disabilities, even if their death is not reasonably foreseeable.

Canada is also due to expand access next year to people whose only medical condition is mental illness, though that has twice been delayed.

Alberta is the first jurisdiction in Canada to independently propose limits to the practice.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, said during a news conference on Wednesday that Maid should only be an option for those with no hope of recovery.

The Epoch Times: To Modern Readers, this Emphasis on Death may Seem Strange.

“Human stories,” J.R.R. Tolkien observed, “are practically always about one thing, aren’t they? Death.”

Tolkien was right. The greatest stories of the ages center on death—how people face it, or how they respond to loss.

In “Braveheart,“ William Wallace takes up Scotland’s cause after his wife is killed by an English soldier. In ”The Return of the King,“ Eowyn risks her life to slay the Witch-king after her uncle Theoden falls. In ”Wonder Woman,” Steve Trevor sacrifices himself to save others, flying away with a payload of poison gas.

The lesson of these stories is clear: When humans stop fearing death, they are capable of extraordinary things. Yet fear of death is common—nearly half of Americans report fearing death.

Many consider this natural, but Socrates disagreed. He called fear of death “the pretence of wisdom,” observing that “no one knows whether death, which they in their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.”

Socrates understood the same lesson of our stories: When we no longer fear the grave, we can live our full life. He was not the only teacher to grasp this truth.

The Black Lives that Don’t Matter

Allen West | Apr 06, 2026

Jaden Ivey discussed below

Last week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the subject of birthright citizenship. Even President Trump sat in the chamber for a portion. I do find it quite perplexing that individuals who willfully violate our laws, disrespecting our national sovereignty, are rewarded by having their progeny become citizens of the very country their parents illegally entered. 

From that perspective, one would believe that this would not be a policy a Nation should pursue, understanding the floodgates that would open. And of course, there are those who are intentionally exploiting this quite insidious policy, namely China. The long-term consequences of birthright citizenship could establish a potential wave of “sleeper” citizens to whom allegiance is not truly to this Constitutional Republic. The common American would look at this issue of birthright citizenship and ask, what is the issue? Why are those who illegally enter our country allowed to have the privilege of American citizenship bestowed upon their children?

And as an American Black man, that question truly resonates with me. I know I am not alone.

I find it quite hypocritical and laughable that the Marxist leftists of today are arguing in support of something they did not support when it was first introduced: the 14th Amendment. Matter of fact, the party of the jackass, aka the Democrat party, did not support the 13th, 14th, or 15th amendments when they were introduced. These were the amendments that ended slavery in these United States, a goal for which the Republican Party was established, granted citizenship to the freed slaves, and their children, and prohibited federal and state governments from denying a citizen (see 14th Amendment) the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery, see 13th Amendment). 

Trump Tells Iran ‘Time Is Running Out’

By Robert Spencer

On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump gave the surviving rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran another ultimatum: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”’This follows the president’s announcement on March 26:

 “As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 

President DONALD J. TRUMP.”Just a few hours after he issued the Saturday morning ultimatum, however, Trump wrote: “Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran! President DONALD J. TRUMP.” It was unclear whether this meant that the 48-hour ultimatum was still in place or not, but the “massive strike” certainly removed any lingering doubt that Trump was in earnest.

Why Are Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (ASE) Not Accepted in Eastern Cultures?

April 3, 2026* 

COMMENTARY

The famous lines from Kipling’s poem, “The Ballad of East and West,” are often taken out of context and interpreted to mean that there are irreconcilable differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Actually, the subsequent lines of the poem suggest the opposite, that these cultural divisions vanish when individuals of equal strength meet, “tho’ they come from the ends of the earth!"

Perhaps so—but in the matter of assisted suicide and euthanasia (AS/E), there are indeed serious and perhaps irreconcilable differences between many countries of the “West” and those of the Asian “East.” To be sure, the terms East and West are rough and imprecise designations. In broad terms, for the purposes of this discussion, we include in the West primarily the European countries, such as Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, along with the US, the UK, and Canada. 

Some would include Australia and New Zealand. Included in the East are, among others, China, Japan, India, and Korea. But as we will explain, the terms East and West in this article refer primarily to historically different cultural, philosophical, and spiritual traditions—all of which have great bearing on the matter of AS/E. These matters are of more than academic interest to psychiatrists, since patients of Eastern and Western cultural heritage may view end-of-life care—often involving psychiatric interventions—quite differently.1

How Nebraska Ranchers Helped the Amish

By Erik Wesner, from News Channel Nebraska:

Following the wildfire which hit the Amish in the “middle of nowhere”, a non-Amish father and son found they could relate to the community’s loss. ...

Kilgore, Neb. - Wildfires across Nebraska's Sandhills are leaving many ranchers scrambling to find ways to feed their cattle. At the same time, support is coming from those who understand the loss firsthand.

Rick and Triston Stewart of Chadron are among those stepping in to help. The father and son recently delivered two loads — about 60 bales of hay — to an Amish family south of Kilgore whose home and feed supply were devastated by the Anderson Bridge Fire.

Senator Fred H. Dore’s Address to the Graduates of John Kennedy High School

May 25th 1972

Dear Reverend Fathers and Sisters, Graduates, Parents and Friends:

Tonight is a night you will remember the rest of your lives. I can remember my own high school graduation from a private high school some 29 years ago. I can recall vividly that 83 of us graduated that night in the middle of World War II and there were fears and trepidation among all of us as to just what the new bold world would mean to us in the years ahead.

In many ways the atmosphere today is similar to what it was in 1943. Peace is on the lips of all citizens and yet war wages in the far corners of the world. People seek instant solutions from our statesmen and politicians. In 1943 we were concerned but optimistic, for we had faith in our education, our training and ourselves and our country. Hopefully you share the same thoughts and aspirations here tonight.

Euthanasia Deaths in the Netherlands Surpass 10,000.

Alex Schadenberg Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Deaths in the Netherlands Surpass 10,000.

The Netherlands Times reported on March 26, 2026 that in 2025 there were 10,341 reported euthanasia deaths representing 6% of all deaths. Reported euthanasia deaths were up by 3.8% from 9,958 in 2024.Euthanasia Deaths in the Netherlands Surpass 10,000.

The article indicated that there were: 174 reported euthanasia deaths for people with mental disorders which was down by 45 from 2024. Unlike 2024, none of the deaths involved children. 499 reported euthanasia deaths for dementia which was up by 17% from 427 in 2024. In 2025 there were 11 cases where the person was not mentally competent to request euthanasia. 475 reported euthanasia deaths for multiple age-related conditions which was up by 20% from 397 in 2024. 278 reported euthanasia deaths for "other" conditions which was up by 20% from 232 in 2024. "Other" conditions is not defined. In 2025, there were 7 deaths that did not fulfill the "due care" criteria and were investigated, which was up from 6 deaths in 2024.

Margaret Dore: "In the Eyes of a Child."

KYAC Radio May 1975

I'm sitting in my room, trying to think.  As usual, the radio's on.  Neil Diamond's song, "I am,  I said," is playing softly.  

Diamond, originally of New York and now living in California, expresses his feelings of displacement or of not quite belonging:

"L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home, New York's home, but it ain't mine no more."

Today, while I was out job hunting, I went back to my New York: Seattle's Madrona district.  It seemed smaller, different, almost foreign.  I had become an outsider to the place that had shaped my very attitude toward life.

As I walked along those same streets, I thought back to the way it was when I was about twelve:

Young, super cool Black Panthers strutted down the streets full of pride and hate, showing off their black leather jackets, their black caps and their rakes.  [A type of metal hair comb].

I was attacked on the street for being white.