Satire site The Babylon Bee recently ran the headline, ‘Canadian Healthcare System Introduces Punch Card Where On Your 10th Visit You Get Free Suicide.’ Sadly, the joke isn’t too far off from reality.
Earlier this year, I posted a meme on Facebook that brutally skewered Canada’s euthanasia regime. It showed an American doctor telling a patient his stitches would cost $58,000; a British doctor that the waitlist for stitches was 38 months; and a Canadian doctor solicitously inquiring: “Have you considered killing yourself?” (Another variation of the same meme has the doctor bluntly stating: “Kill yourself”—that’s because in Canada, we have the waitlistand the suicide.)
Facebook pulled the image and restricted my account. It violated their rules on the promotion of suicide. The Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP), however, operates freely on Facebook despite the fact that facilitating suicide is their entire job.
I’ve noted before in this space that Canada’s euthanasia regime has turned us into an international cautionary tale—a country where we can, as it turns out, have the worst of all worlds. We can have a woke government that talks constantly about helping the poor, but implements euthanasia policies that victimize them (leading to headlines in the international press such as: “Why is Canada euthanizing the poor?”) The steady conveyer belt of horror stories as disabled, sick, and desperate Canadians seek lethal injections—often the only “treatment” they’re eligible for in our broken system—makes the old Mitchell and Webb sketch seem plausible:
Consider that in the midst of all of this, the Trudeau government is—for the moment—still hellbent on expanding assisted suicide to the mentally ill in March, despite desperate calls to halt these plans from the psychiatric community, Canadian medical schools, suicide prevention experts, the disability community, and virtually everyone but the suicide enthusiasts at Dying with Dignity. It actually boggles the mind—the prime minister’s own mother has written several memoirs describing her own struggled with mental illness which would, come March, make her eligible to die under the regime her son has introduced.
As Canada’s MAID (Medical Assistance In Dying) system continues to alleviate the pain of patients and the financial strain on the nation’s healthcare system, a recent innovation is expected to further improve results: Parliament just announced a punch card that allows patients to receive a free suicide after 10 doctor visits.
‘From a small-scale maple syrup overdose to a full-blown moose attack, you receive a punch on your card every time you are admitted for an injury or sickness.’ The Canadian Healthcare website published a blog this week outlining the new program.
‘Filling out your punch card is mandatory, for data tracking purposes. No one sick person can be allowed to drain more than their share of the taxpayer’s dollars!’
Trudeau praised the new initiative, positioning it as a way to better engage citizens and prevent any one citizen from becoming a burden on the system. ‘Canadians are team players,’ said Trudeau. ‘It’s important for every citizen to make sure he’s not wasting taxpayer money to sustain a life that’s not worth living. And now with this punch card, they know that with each hospital visit they’re one step closer to the end!’
For anyone offended by this, I would remind them that Canadians right across the country have been pro-actively offered assisted suicide by doctors—including military veterans suffering from PTSD. Cancer patients have been told that treatment that might save their lives is not available—but assisted suicide is. A disabled man in a hospital in London recorded an ethicist telling him that he should consider assisted suicide because his care was costing the system so much money. One Canadian doctor told me that his colleagues feel obligated to present “MAiD” as an option—and that increasingly, sick and vulnerable Canadians will feel obligated to take it.
More from The Bee:
Critics have contended that the new approach preys on disabled and impoverished Canadians who may see assisted suicide as their only option, but the criticism has already been quieted since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau froze the bank accounts of anyone who spoke out against his regime’s policies in the comments section of the healthcare website’s blog, or on Twitter, or elsewhere. At publishing time, the burden on Canada’s healthcare system was further alleviated when Parliament announced that the policy would retroactively apply to people who had already been admitted for 10 prior hospital visits.
That sort of thing provokes what they call a “painful chuckle.” The truth is that, as Ross Douthat noted in the New York Times, Canada has already entered a truly dystopian period—when over 4% of recorded deaths are Canadians being lethally injected by doctors, we’re all the way down the slope and there’s a huge pile of corpses at the bottom. I really wish that article was more satirical than it is.
Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States.
He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.
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On Monday, more than 40 Hong Kong diaspora organizations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany issued a joint statement condemning Chiang’s remarks and calling for immediate action from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
A London-based human rights organization has written to RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme urging Canada’s national force to launch a criminal investigation into Liberal MP Paul Chiang, following his alleged remarks suggesting that Conservative candidate Joe Tay be delivered to the Chinese Consulate in Toronto to collect a bounty placed on his head by Beijing’s national security police.
In a letter sent Monday, Hong Kong Watch said Chiang’s comments could violate Canada’s Criminal Code and the recently enacted Foreign Interference and Security of Information Act. The letter warns that the incident marks a serious international escalation in transnational repression and could constitute a breach of democratic integrity during an election campaign.
“We believe that Mr. Chiang’s comments may cross into criminality, and must be investigated by Canadian law enforcement authorities,” the letter states. “Mr. Chiang’s conduct would appear to fit within the parameters of counselling to commit the indictable offence of kidnapping, per Section 464 of the Criminal Code.”
The remarks in question stem from a January meeting between Chiang and Chinese-language journalists. Chiang reportedly said Tay’s election while under an arrest warrant in Hong Kong would cause “great controversy” and then added, “You can claim the one million dollar bounty if you bring [Joe Tay] to Toronto’s Chinese Consulate.” Tay, a Canadian citizen, is currently wanted under a warrant issued by Hong Kong police under the territory’s National Security Law. The law has been widely condemned by Western governments for its use in targeting dissidents abroad.
The RCMP letter, authored by Hong Kong Watch interim director Ed Simpson, urges authorities to investigate whether Chiang’s remarks amount to counselling to commit an indictable offence.
“It is without question that Mr. Chiang’s comments are an attempt to intimidate Mr. Tay and his supporters and to silence him during an election,” the international NGO director wrote. “It is without question that there are implicit threats of violence and an illegitimate reward in the form of a bounty. And it is certainly without question that the intimidation and threats are for the benefit of a foreign entity, namely the authoritarian Communist Party government in Beijing.”
It also cites Section 20 of the Foreign Interference Act, which prohibits inducing or attempting to induce actions on behalf of foreign entities through intimidation, threats, or violence.
Amid the controversy, new information has surfaced that highlights the wider risk facing diaspora communities in Canada. Laura Harth, campaign director for SafeGuardDefenders—the international NGO that exposed the existence of Beijing’s covert “overseas police stations”—confirmed to The Bureau that Chinese authorities have claimed dozens of “persuasions to return” involving Canadian residents over the past decade.
“Exclusively per Chinese Party-State media sources, at least 27 individuals were persuaded to return from Canada between 2014 and 2023,” Harth said. Her organization has tracked numerous instances in which citizens worldwide of Chinese origin were pressured to return to China through tactics ranging from threats to family members to covert surveillance and harassment.
This morning Tay revealed he has already engaged the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for personal protection, citing growing safety concerns — even before Chiang’s remarks became public.
“This situation has left me fearing for my safety,” he said.
In response, Dennis Molinaro, a former Canadian national security analyst, said such concerns were entirely justified.
“Tay would certainly have rational concerns. China has been targeting the diaspora in Canada for decades. It isn’t new,” Molinaro said. “They engage in rendition, such as through FOXHUNT and SKYNET. It’s serious and well known — and certainly [MP Paul] Chiang knows about it, being a former police officer.”
The growing scandal has sparked alarm among rights groups from Canada’s democratic allies. On Monday, more than 40 Hong Kong diaspora organizations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany issued a joint statement condemning Chiang’s remarks and calling for immediate action from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
This morning in Toronto, Carney told national campaign reporters that Chiang still has his “confidence” despite what he called a “terrible lapse in judgment,” adding that the incident should serve as a “teachable moment.”
The statement from 40 Hong Kong diaspora groups described Chiang’s remarks as an endorsement of Beijing’s transnational repression tactics and a betrayal of the democratic values that Canada is meant to uphold. It also warned of a broader pattern of threats facing Hong Kong activists abroad.
“Such statements undermine the values of democracy and free speech that Canada stands for,” the groups said. “Furthermore, it is deeply concerning that neighbors of certain Hong Kong activists residing in the UK and Australia have received letters offering rewards in exchange for turning these activists over to the local Chinese embassy.”
“It is imperative that Canada remains a bastion of support for those fighting against authoritarianism,” the statement concluded, “rather than complicit in its enforcement.”
The groups called on Carney to respond without delay and to affirm Canada’s commitment to human rights and democratic accountability. “A response to this matter is urgently needed,” the statement said.
The Bureau has reached out to the RCMP and the Liberal Party of Canada for comment on this breaking story. The RCMP acknowledged receipt of the inquiry but has not yet issued a formal response. A spokesperson for the Liberal Party provided a statement from Chiang in which he apologized for his remarks, calling them a “terrible lapse in judgment” and affirming that “it will never happen again.”
As the international spotlight on Canada’s snap election sharpens, Hong Kong Watch warned that the implications of inaction are growing more serious by the day.
“As Canadians prepare to vote on April 28, you must provide reassurance that the RCMP is capable of countering foreign interference,” director Ed Simpson wrote. “It is totally unacceptable that foreign governments, amplified by some in Canada, make threats against political candidates. After years of revelations of Beijing’s interference in our democracy, it is long past time for Canada to take action.”
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As Michael Chong reveals Canadians coerced by China, Mark Carney continues to protect Paul Chiang—proving once again the Liberal swamp won’t police its own, even when national security is on the line.
This is no longer just a political scandal—this is a national disgrace. Joe Tay, the Conservative candidate targeted by Paul Chiang’s shocking comments, has now broken his silence—and it’s nothing short of damning.
In his official statement, Tay pulls no punches. He calls Chiang’s words what they are: “threatening public comments… intended to intimidate me.” Not debate. Not disagreement. Intimidation. And Tay makes it crystal clear: “no apology is sufficient.” Why? Because this isn’t some offhand gaffe—this is the exact playbook of the Chinese Communist Party, imported straight into Canadian politics.
Let that sink in. A Canadian MP, standing on Canadian soil, echoed a bounty issued by a hostile foreign regime. And the man targeted—Joe Tay—says it plainly: “Suggesting that people collect a bounty from the Chinese Communist Party to deliver a political opponent to the Chinese Consulate is disgusting and must never be condoned.”
Disgusting—and yet, here we are. Paul Chiang is still in the Liberal fold. Mark Carney, the man who wants to run the country, says nothing. Meanwhile, Tay is left fearing for his safety—already in touch with the RCMP before the public even knew what Chiang had said.
This is the state of Canadian politics under the Liberal machine: where the only people paying a price are the ones speaking out. Where the candidate who exposes foreign interference is the one who needs police protection. And the one who parrots CCP propaganda? He gets to keep his seat.
Even Michael Chong—a guy who knows firsthand what CCP intimidation looks like—is stepping in and asking the obvious question: Why is Paul Chiang still a Liberal candidate?
Chong just posted on X (formerly Twitter) that at least three Canadians have already been coerced into returning to the People’s Republic of China against their will. Against their will. Think about that. Beijing is actively running transnational repression ops on Canadian soil—and now, one of Carney’s own candidates is joking about turning a political opponent over to the CCP for a cash reward. And we’re supposed to believe the Liberals take foreign interference seriously?
Chong’s post includes actual evidence—parliamentary testimony, U.S. indictments, and RCMP-relevant keywords like “United Front,”“overseas station,” and “minutes or less.” In other words, this isn’t conspiracy talk. This is real. It’s happening. And it’s been happening under the Liberals’ watch.
And still, Paul Chiang stays in the race. No suspension. No investigation. Nothing from Carney, the security-cleared savior of the Liberal establishment.
And here’s where the hypocrisy hits terminal velocity.
Remember, Mark Carney has a security clearance. That’s been his whole pitch. That somehow he is more qualified to lead Canada because he has access to classified intelligence. Because he is in the know. He’s the grown-up in the room. The steady technocrat with one foot in the Privy Council and the other in Davos.
Well, here’s a question: What good is a security clearance if your own MPs are acting like a propaganda arm for Beijing?
Because while Mark “Bank of China” Carney sits on his classified briefings, his Liberal MP Paul Chiang is out there, on camera, floating the idea that a Conservative candidate should be delivered to a Chinese consulate to “claim the bounty” placed on his head by the Chinese Communist Party.
Let’s repeat that: A Canadian MP is echoing a CCP-issued bounty, and Carney—the man with all the intelligence, all the briefings, all the supposed national security credentials—says nothing. Not a peep. Not even a token tweet.
So what exactly is that security clearance buying us, Mark? If you’re such an expert on foreign threats, why can’t you recognize one when it’s sitting in your own caucus?
It’s a joke. The entire premise of Carney’s leadership bid is unraveling in real time. He promised Canadians he could stand up to foreign interference—meanwhile, his own candidate in Markham–Unionville is out there sounding like a CCP press secretary. And instead of showing leadership, Carney hides behind talking points, closed-door fundraisers, and his carefully curated media handlers.
Joe Tay is right. This isn’t just about intimidation—it’s about sending a “chilling signal to the entire community.” And the message from Carney is loud and clear: if you’re a threat to the Liberal regime, they’re not just coming for your policies. They’re coming for you.
Security clearance? Please. It’s not leadership if you only speak up when it’s politically convenient. And if Carney won’t condemn this, then he’s not qualified to lead a PTA meeting, let alone a country.
Dan Knight
