A list of all Canadian Liberal MPs and their X handles - so you can easily tweet them
Links, info and stats to support you if you want to ask Liberal MPs about MAiD expansion for mental health
The Liberal party provides a website with all their elected MPs that includes their social media handles. I’ve put together a list so that you can easily reach out to them about expansion of MAiD to mental health (or your favourite issue).
Some facts and links to support your tweets and social media outreach
The Liberal party voted against and helped defeat a recent bill that would have stopped MAiD expansion
A group of Canadian psychiatrists, including those involved with MAiD, recently warned that doctors who assess and approve assisted suicide on the basis of mental health “will be wrong over half the time…and will instead provide death to marginalized suicidal individuals who could have improved.”
University of Toronto professor Sonu Gaind, who appears in UnveilTV’s documentary MAiD in Canada, warned the parliamentary committee in November that: “There remain no meaningful safeguards to prevent vulnerable and marginalized individuals, who could get better, from getting MAiD during periods of despair and suicidality fueled by mental illness.” ~ Source: Global News
Since the criminal code of Canada was changed to legalize medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in 2016, there have been 44,598 reported deaths.
The number of MAiD deaths jumped by more than 30% in 2022 after MAiD’s expansion from irremediable conditions to include illness, disease or disabilities that cause unbearable suffering.
MAiD is set to expand on March 17, 2024
Text you can copy/paste to engage with MPs
Since you voted against Bill C-314, what assurances can you give that vulnerable and marginalized people in your constituency won’t die by #MAiD for #mentalhealth conditions that could improve? Psychiatrists and health officials say there aren’t enough safeguards.
You voted with your party to pause #MAiD for #mentalhealth despite serious warnings there aren’t sufficient safeguards and marginalized + vulnerable Canadians will die unnecessarily. What’s the plan?
Liberal MP X handles
Note: The pages alphabetizes by first name. To make copying handles easy, I’ve included the X (twitter handle) after the riding below:
Adam van Koeverden - MILTON - vankayak
Ahmed Hussen - YORK SOUTH–WESTON - HonAhmedHussen
Alexandra Mendès - BROSSARD–SAINT-LAMBERT - AlexandraBrStL
Ali Ehsassi - WILLOWDALE - AliEhsassi
Andy Fillmore - HALIFAX - AndyFillmoreHFX
Angelo Iacono - ALFRED-PELLAN - iacono2019
Anita Anand - OAKVILLE - AnitaAnandMP
Anita Vandenbeld - OTTAWA WEST–NEPEAN - anitavandenbeld
Anju Dhillon DORVAL–LACHINE–LASALLE - adhillonDLL
Anna Gainey - NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE–WESTMOUNT - annamgainey
Annie Koutrakis - VIMY - AnnieKoutrakis
Anthony Housefather - MOUNT ROYAL - AHousefather
Anthony Rota - NIPISSING–TIMISKAMING - AnthonyRota
Arielle Kayabaga - LONDON WEST - KayabagaArielle
Arif Virani - PARKDALE–HIGH PAR - viraniarif (Minister of Justice)
Bardish Chagger - WATERLOO - BardishKW
Ben Carr - WINNIPEG SOUTH CENTRE - bencarrwpg
Bill Blair - SCARBOROUGH SOUTHWEST - BillBlair
Bobby Morrissey - EGMONT - MorrisseyEgmont - MorrisseyEgmont
Brenda Shanahan - CHÂTEAUGUAY–LACOLLE - X account no longer exists
Brendan Hanley - YUKON - No account on X
Bryan May - CAMBRIDGE - BryanMay
Carla Qualtrough - DELTA - CQualtro
Carolyn Bennett - TORONTO–ST. PAUL'S - Carolyn_Bennett (Ambassador-designate to Denmark)
Chad Collins -HAMILTON EAST–STONEY CREEK - No X account - Facebook: ChadCollinsHESC Note: Voted in support of bill C-341 to stop expansion
Chandra Arya - NEPEAN - ChandraNepean
Charles Sousa - MISSISSAUGA–LAKESHORE - SousaCharles
Chris Bittle - ST. CATHARINES - Chris_Bittle
Chrystia Freeland - UNIVERSITY–ROSEDALE - cafreeland
Churence Rogers - BONAVISTA–BURIN–TRINITY - ChurenceRogers
Dan Vandal - SAINT BONIFACE–SAINT VITAL - stbstvdan
Darrell Samson - SACKVILLE–PRESTON–CHEZZETCOOK - darrellsamson
Darren Fisher - DARTMOUTH–COLE HARBOUR - DarrenFisherNS
David Lametti - LASALLE–ÉMARD–VERDUN - DavidLametti
David McGuinty - OTTAWA SOUTH - DavidMcGuinty
Diane Lebouthillier - GASPÉSIE - LES ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE - DiLebouthillier
Dominic LeBlanc - BEAUSÉJOUR - DLeBlancNB
Élisabeth Brière - SHERBROOKE - No X - Facebook
Emmanuel Dubourg - BOURASSA - EmmanuelDubourg
Emmanuella Lambropoulos - SAINT-LAURENT - emlambropoulos (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Fayçal El-Khoury - LAVAL–LES ÎLES - F_ElKhoury
Filomena Tassi - HAMILTON WEST–ANCASTER–DUNDAS - FilomenaTassi
Francesco Sorbara -VAUGHAN–WOODBRIDGE - fsorbara (Paired her vote - abstained)
Francis Drouin - GLENGARRY–PRESCOTT–RUSSELL - Francis_Drouin
Francis Scarpaleggia - LAC-SAINT-LOUIS - ScarpaleggiaLSL
François-Philippe Champagne - SAINT-MAURICE–CHAMPLAIN - FP_Champagne
Gary Anandasangaree - SCARBOROUGH–ROUGE PARK - gary_srp
George Chahal - CALGARY SKYVIEW - chahalgeorge
Ginette Petitpas Taylor - MONCTON–RIVERVIEW–DIEPPE - GinettePT
Greg Fergus - HULL–AYLMER - GregFergus
Gudie Hutchings - LONG RANGE MOUNTAINS - Gudie
Harjit Sajjan - VANCOUVER SOUTH - HarjitSajjan
Heath MacDonald - MALPEQUE - CornwallHeath
Hedy Fry - VANCOUVER CENTRE - HedyFry
Helena Jaczek - MARKHAM–STOUFFVILLE - HelenaJaczek
Iqra Khalid - MISSISSAUGA–ERIN MILLS - iamIqraKhalid
Iqwinder Singh Gaheer - MISSISSAUGA–MALTON - iqwindersgaheer
Irek Kusmierczyk - WINDSOR–TECUMSEH - Irek_K
Jaime Battiste - SYDNEY–VICTORIA - jaimebattiste
James Maloney - ETOBICOKE–LAKESHORE - j_maloney
Jean Yip - SCARBOROUGH–AGINCOURT - JeanYip3
Jean-Yves Duclos - QUÉBEC - jyduclos
Jenica Atwin - FREDERICTON - JenicaAtwin
Jenna Sudds - KANATA–CARLETON - JennaSudds
Jennifer O’Connell - PICKERING–UXBRIDGE - JenOConnell_
Joanne Thompson - ST. JOHN'S EAST - Joanne_NL
Joël Lightbound - LOUIS-HÉBERT - JoelLightbound (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
John Aldag - CLOVERDALE–LANGLEY CITY - jwaldag
John McKay - SCARBOROUGH–GUILDWOOD - JohnMcKayLib (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Jonathan Wilkinson - NORTH VANCOUVER - JonathanWNV
Joyce Murray - VANCOUVER QUADRA - joycemurray
Judy Sgro - HUMBER RIVER–BLACK CREEK - JudySgroMP
Julie Dabrusin - TORONTO–DANFORTH - juliedabrusin
Julie Dzerowicz - DAVENPORT - JulieDzerowicz (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Justin Trudeau - PAPINEAU - JustinTrudeau (close to 50K Canadians reported dead by MAiD during tenure as Prime Minister)
Kamal Khera - BRAMPTON WEST - KamalKheraLib
Karina Gould - BURLINGTON - karinagould
Ken Hardie - FLEETWOOD–PORT KELLS - KenHardie
Ken McDonald - AVALON - McDonald4Avalon (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Kevin Lamoureux - WINNIPEG NORTH - Kevin_Lamoureux
Kirsty Duncan - ETOBICOKE NORTH - KirstyDuncanMP
Kody Blois - KINGS–HANTS - No X, Facebook
Lawrence MacAulay - CARDIGAN - L_MacAulay
Leah Taylor Roy - AURORA–OAK RIDGES–RICHMOND HILL - Leah_Taylor_Roy
Lena Metlege Diab - HALIFAX WEST - LenaMetlegeDiab
Lisa Hepfner - HAMILTON MOUNTAIN - lisahepfner2021
Lloyd Longfield - GUELPH - LloydLongfield
Majid Jowhari - RICHMOND HILL - MajidJowhari
Maninder Sidhu - BRAMPTON EAST - MSidhuLiberal
Marc Miller - VILLE-MARIE–LE SUD-OUEST–ÎLE-DES-SOEURS - MarcMillerVM
Marc Serré - NICKEL BELT - MarcSerreMP
Marci Ien - TORONTO CENTRE - MarciIen
Marco Mendicino - EGLINTON–LAWRENCE - marcomendicino
Marcus Powlowski - THUNDER BAY–RAINY RIVER - No X, Facebook (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Marie-Claude Bibeau - COMPTON–STANSTEAD - mclaudebibeau
Marie-France Lalonde - ORLÉANS - mflalonde
Mark Gerretsen - KINGSTON AND THE ISLANDS -MarkGerretsen
Mark Holland - AJAX - markhollandlib
Mary Ng - MARKHAM–THORNHILL - mary_ng
Mélanie Joly - AHUNTSIC-CARTIERVILLE - melaniejoly
Michael Coteau - DON VALLEY EAST - coteau
Michael McLeod - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - MMcLeodNWT
Mike Kelloway - CAPE BRETON–CANSO - MikeKelloway
Mona Fortier - OTTAWA–VANIER - MonaFortier
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith - BEACHES–EAST YORK - beynate
Omar Alghabra - MISSISSAUGA CENTRE - OmarAlghabra
Pablo Rodriguez - HONORÉ-MERCIER - pablorodriguez
Pam Damoff - OAKVILLE NORTH–BURLINGTON - PamDamoff
Parm Bains - STEVESTON–RICHMOND EAST - pbainsy
Pascale St-Onge - BROME–MISSISQUOI - PascaleStOnge_
Patricia Lattanzio - SAINT-LÉONARD–SAINT-MICHEL - PatriciaLattan3
Patrick Weiler - WEST VANCOUVER–SUNSHINE COAST–SEA TO SKY COUNTRY - PatrickBWeiler
Patty Hajdu - THUNDER BAY–SUPERIOR NORTH - PattyHajdu
Paul Chiang - MARKHAM–UNIONVILLE - paulchiangMU
Peter Fonseca - MISSISSAUGA EAST–COOKSVILL - PeterFonsecaMP
Peter Fragiskatos - LONDON NORTH CENTRE - pfragiskatos
Peter Schiefke - VAUDREUIL–SOULANGES - PeterSchiefke
Rachel Bendayan - OUTREMONT - RachelBendayan
Randeep Sarai - SURREY CENTRE - randeepssarai
Randy Boissonnault - EDMONTON CENTRE - R_Boissonnault
Rechie Valdez - MISSISSAUGA–STREETSVILLE - rechievaldez
René Arseneault - MADAWASKA–RESTIGOUCHE - No X, Facebook
Rob Oliphant - DON VALLEY WEST - Rob_Oliphant
Ron McKinnon - COQUITLAM–PORT COQUITLAM - RonMcKinnonLib
Ruby Sahota - BRAMPTON NORTH - rubysahotalib
Ryan Turnbull - WHITBY - TurnbullWhitby
Salma Zahid - SCARBOROUGH CENTRE - SalmaZahid15
Sameer Zuberi - PIERREFONDS–DOLLARD - SameerZuberi
Seamus O’Regan - ST. JOHN'S SOUTH–MOUNT PEARL - SeamusORegan
Sean Casey - CHARLOTTETOWN - SeanCaseyLPC
Sean Fraser - CENTRAL NOVA - SeanFraserMP
Serge Cormier - ACADIE–BATHURST - sergecormierlib
Shafqat Ali - BRAMPTON CENTRE - Shafqat_Ali_1
Shaun Chen - SCARBOROUGH NORTH - Shaun_Chen
Sherry Romanado - LONGUEUIL–CHARLES-LEMOYNE - SherryRomanado
Sonia Sidhu - BRAMPTON SOUTH - SoniaLiberal
Sophie Chatel - PONTIAC - SophieChatel1
Soraya Martinez Ferrada - HOCHELAGA - SorayaMartinezF
Stéphane Lauzon - ARGENTEUIL–LA PETITE-NATION - stephanelauzon5
Steven Guilbeault - LAURIER–SAINTE-MARIE - s_guilbeault
Steven MacKinnon - GATINEAU - stevenmackinnon
Sukh Dhaliwal - SURREY–NEWTON - sukhdhaliwal
Taleeb Noormohamed - VANCOUVER GRANVILLE - Taleeb
Terry Beech - BURNABY NORTH–SEYMOUR - terrybeech
Terry Duguid - WINNIPEG SOUTH - TerryDuguid
Terry Sheehan - SAULT STE. MARIE - TerrySheehanMP
Tim Louis - KITCHENER–CONESTOGA - TimLouisKitCon
Tony Van Bynen - NEWMARKET–AURORA - TonyVanBynen
Valerie Bradford - KITCHENER SOUTH–HESPELER - valbradford_
Vance Badawey - NIAGARA CENTRE - VBadawey
Viviane Lapointe - SUDBURY - VivianeLapointe
Wayne Long - SAINT JOHN–ROTHESAY - WayneLongSJ (Voted against party line to stop expansion)
Wilson Miao - RICHMOND CENTRE - No X, Facebook
Ya’ara Saks - YORK CENTRE - YaaraSaks
Yasir Naqvi - OTTAWA CENTRE - Yasir_Naqvi
Yvan Baker - ETOBICOKE CENTRE - Yvan_Baker
Yves Robillard - MARC-AURÈLE-FORTIN - YRobillardPLC
Yvonne Jones - LABRADOR - YvonneJJones (Paired her vote - abstained)