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What does it mean to die well in Canada?

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When Dr. Balfour Mount — the physician who pioneered palliative care in Canada — passed away, it sparked a question: how far have we come in caring for patients with serious illness? We look at what a “good death” means today, why access to palliative care is still so uneven across the country, and how the rise of MAID has changed the conversation.

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