# Canadian veterans say officials raised assisted death while they sought mental health care

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/they-fought-for-their-country-their-reward-euthanasia-veterans-with-serious-injuries-or-ptsd-reveal-they-are-being-invited-to-end-their-lives-under-canadas-assisted-dying-system/
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:56:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T16:17:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16259463/They-fought-country-reward-Euthanasia-Veterans-injuries-PTSD-reveal-invited-end-lives-Canadas-assisted-dying-system.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- A veteran says a caseworker raised assisted death while he sought help.
- Other Canadian veterans describe similar offers amid mental health struggles.
- A lawyer is preparing a proposed class-action lawsuit.

## Summary

Former Afghan veteran David Baltzer says a Veterans Affairs Canada caseworker asked him to consider medically assisted death in 2019, while he was seeking help for PTSD and suicidal thoughts. His account, alongside those of other veterans, has renewed scrutiny of whether Canada’s assisted dying system is being raised with people who need mental health care and disability support.

Baltzer says the suggestion came after his benefits were cut and he was struggling to adjust to civilian life; he recalls it making him feel his life was worthless. A lawyer representing several veterans says she is preparing a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government. The accounts also include claims of inadequate support and easier access to cannabis than some medical equipment.

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