Catherine Frazee
@cfraz.bsky.social
Mostly lurking these days – a writing hiatus slowed/complicated by post covid crip effects. On board with justice struggles that honour life in all of its forms. Forever buoyed by the wonders of mother earth and the radical persistence of crip cultures.
If you are in Ontario with access to TVO, don’t miss this outstanding #disability rights film by Reid Davenport. This Sunday on air at 9 PM Eastern.
September 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If you are in Ontario with access to TVO, don’t miss this outstanding #disability rights film by Reid Davenport. This Sunday on air at 9 PM Eastern.
Highly recommend Reid Davenport‘s groundbreaking #Disability film if you are in reach of the Vancouver film festival on Saturday, October 4 on Sunday, October 5.
September 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Highly recommend Reid Davenport‘s groundbreaking #Disability film if you are in reach of the Vancouver film festival on Saturday, October 4 on Sunday, October 5.
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UN disability rights report on Canada deserves a fair hearing canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/17/u... by @cfraz.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
UN disability rights report on Canada deserves a fair hearing
Disability rights defenders in Canada are watching.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
UN disability rights report on Canada deserves a fair hearing canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/17/u... by @cfraz.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
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NEW report: Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness: Perspectives from 2S/LGBTQ+ Individuals in Atlantic Canada
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Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness: Perspectives from 2S/LGBTQ+ Individuals in Atlantic Canada - Egale Canada
In March 2027, medical assistance in dying (MAID, also referred to asphysician-assisted suicide) in Canada will be available to those with mental illness (MI) as the sole underlying condition (MAID-MI...
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April 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
NEW report: Medical Assistance in Dying and Mental Illness: Perspectives from 2S/LGBTQ+ Individuals in Atlantic Canada
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We echo @cfraz.bsky.social op-ed in asking party leaders to clarify their position on the #CRPD committee's concluding observations report. The committee was clear in its rejection of Track 2 #MAiD - our elected officials owe Canadians an answer.
Read the full op-ed here: bit.ly/3Ypvx2h
Read the full op-ed here: bit.ly/3Ypvx2h
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We echo @cfraz.bsky.social op-ed in asking party leaders to clarify their position on the #CRPD committee's concluding observations report. The committee was clear in its rejection of Track 2 #MAiD - our elected officials owe Canadians an answer.
Read the full op-ed here: bit.ly/3Ypvx2h
Read the full op-ed here: bit.ly/3Ypvx2h
NEW @cfraz.bsky.social
"An international body of independent human rights experts has called for sweeping reforms to Canada’s (MAID) regime....Canadians deserve to know that our political party leaders will take this report seriously as we head to the polls."
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"An international body of independent human rights experts has called for sweeping reforms to Canada’s (MAID) regime....Canadians deserve to know that our political party leaders will take this report seriously as we head to the polls."
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UN disability rights report on assisted-dying regime deserves a fair hearing
Canadians deserve to know that our political party leaders will take seriously the report calling for reforms to the medical assistance in dying regime as we head to the polls.
www.hilltimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My piece in today’s Hill Times. It’ll be paywall protected, but if you want a PDF, get in touch and I’ll oblige.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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UN disability rights report on assisted-dying regime deserves a fair hearing
Canadians deserve to know that our political party leaders will take seriously the report calling for reforms to the medical assistance in dying regime as we head to the polls.
www.hilltimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My piece in today’s Hill Times. It’ll be paywall protected, but if you want a PDF, get in touch and I’ll oblige.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
This powerful documentary film about assisted suicide in Canada and the US will be screening on April 26 in Toronto.
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Life After | Hot Docs
Disability cinema auteur Reid Davenport takes on assisted suicide, exploring how a practice intended to empower end-of-life decision-making has exposed the long-standing devaluation of disabled life.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This powerful documentary film about assisted suicide in Canada and the US will be screening on April 26 in Toronto.
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot...
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Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
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United Nations report recommends Canada repeal MAID for people without terminal illnesses
International committee also called on Ottawa to scrap the proposed expansion of MAID eligibility in 2027 to people whose sole underlying illness is a mental disorder
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April 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last week UN CRPD committee released a report that among other things, called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAiD.
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Story here by @mikehager.bsky.social with comments from @trudolem.bsky.social and myself.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Reflexive cynicism aside, this is the kind of political theater I've been wishing Democrats would engage in FOR YEARS. Good. Good. Good. Good. Watch it. Reward it. Let them know you want more of it.
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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April 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Reflexive cynicism aside, this is the kind of political theater I've been wishing Democrats would engage in FOR YEARS. Good. Good. Good. Good. Watch it. Reward it. Let them know you want more of it.
This entire thread is excellent. An accurate recounting of the CRPD report and what it reveals about #disability and MAiD in Canada.
Last week the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recommended that Canada scrap Track 2 MAiD (medically assisted death) or if you prefer to describe it accurately, assisted suicide.
April 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This entire thread is excellent. An accurate recounting of the CRPD report and what it reveals about #disability and MAiD in Canada.
It is not for lack of effort on the part of #disability rights defenders that this watershed report is not being covered in Canadian press. Congrats to Meagan Gillmore for breaking through the wall of newsroom indifference.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/03/30/e...
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‘Extremely concerned’: UN tells Canada to stop Track 2 MAID UN tells Canada to stop Track 2 MAID
A UN committee has recommended Canada stop offering MAID for people whose deaths are not reasonably foreseeable
www.canadianaffairs.news
March 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is not for lack of effort on the part of #disability rights defenders that this watershed report is not being covered in Canadian press. Congrats to Meagan Gillmore for breaking through the wall of newsroom indifference.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/03/30/e...
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/03/30/e...
An excellent overview from @readtheorchard.org of this week's landmark CRPD report and the deadly ableism of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying regime. That report calls for abolition of Track 2 MAiD because it violates the rights of people with #Disabilities
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UN committee urges Canada to abolish MAiD for people with disabilities
Plus, Canada continues exporting weapons to Israel through the U.S.
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March 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
An excellent overview from @readtheorchard.org of this week's landmark CRPD report and the deadly ableism of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying regime. That report calls for abolition of Track 2 MAiD because it violates the rights of people with #Disabilities
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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"This is huge" is overused on here, but it is huge that the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAID, assisted dying for disabled people not at the end of their lives.
March 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"This is huge" is overused on here, but it is huge that the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has called on Canada to repeal Track 2 MAID, assisted dying for disabled people not at the end of their lives.
Canada's #disability rights defenders have struggled for years to resist expansion of #euthanasia beyond end-of-life conditions. Finally today, a breakthrough at the UN. Canada's #MAiD regime violates the #CRPD. See paragraphs 19-20 of downloadable UN report. tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Canada's #disability rights defenders have struggled for years to resist expansion of #euthanasia beyond end-of-life conditions. Finally today, a breakthrough at the UN. Canada's #MAiD regime violates the #CRPD. See paragraphs 19-20 of downloadable UN report. tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...
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One must continue to imagine Sisyphus happy …
March 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One must continue to imagine Sisyphus happy …
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After this weekend, I feel it’s time to post this again.
March 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
After this weekend, I feel it’s time to post this again.
Important documentary airing this Tuesday (March 25) on PBS. A timely reminder of the solidarity that #disability rights defenders worldwide share with our American sisters and brothers. The inherent dignity and resilience of #crip lives extends across all boundaries of nation and era.
History isn’t just what was—it’s what we do with it. We shape #PublicPolicy by remembering & showing up. #Disability Rights didn't stop w/the ADA. Nor should we. Proud to be part of #ChangeNotCharity, a powerful follow-up to #CripCamp by @jimlebrecht.bsky.social airing 3/25 on #AmericanExperiencePBS
March 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Important documentary airing this Tuesday (March 25) on PBS. A timely reminder of the solidarity that #disability rights defenders worldwide share with our American sisters and brothers. The inherent dignity and resilience of #crip lives extends across all boundaries of nation and era.
A deeply unsettling perspective here, but one that merits serious discussion. Several of the embedded links are also very sobering and worthy of our attention.
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Opinion: If you want peace, prepare for war – an ancient lesson Canada must remember
President Trump wants to take our land. And the risk of that happening is higher if we pretend it doesn’t exist
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March 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A deeply unsettling perspective here, but one that merits serious discussion. Several of the embedded links are also very sobering and worthy of our attention.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
We lost a tiger yesterday. Farewell Audrey King. Thank you for your tireless service and generous wisdom.
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3.7K views · 57 reactions | Intrepid and astute, trailblazer Audrey King shares her experience and wisdom in this week’s Project Value contribution. Thank you, Audrey! | By Why Us? by Project Value | ...
Intrepid and astute, trailblazer Audrey King shares her experience and wisdom in this week’s Project Value contribution. Thank you, Audrey!
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March 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We lost a tiger yesterday. Farewell Audrey King. Thank you for your tireless service and generous wisdom.
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A stirring, soulful reflection from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Latest essay, on inviting in and not selling out. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/stand-your-g...
Stand Your Ground. Plant Some Flowers on It Too
You know who's doing great organizing for us right now? Elon Musk and Donald Trump, that's who. By attacking and alienating more and more swathes of the American public, they're handing us the possibi...
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March 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A stirring, soulful reflection from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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In which I try to put it all together.
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In which I try to put it all together.
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
The Hidden Motive Behind Trump’s Attack on Trans People www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
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While curb cuts, captions on TV screens, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, it took the work of dedicated activists and elected officials to get us there. #ChangeNotCharity: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT premieres Tues, March 25 at 9/8c on PBS. #disability #disabled
March 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
While curb cuts, captions on TV screens, and braille on elevator buttons seem commonplace today, it took the work of dedicated activists and elected officials to get us there. #ChangeNotCharity: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT premieres Tues, March 25 at 9/8c on PBS. #disability #disabled