@UofT Prof, psychiatrist, & mental health advocate. Board Mmbr @WFMH_Official & Hon Mmbr @WPA_Psychiatry-{literal, figurative & photographic} perspective seeker

Joined April 2013
Pretty amazing having chance to contribute to work leading to @UN International Treaty on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity these past 2 weeks in New York...start of a long process, but so important and needed! @UofT @UofTNews @OntariosDoctors @HRHealth_ #BetterTogether #UNwithCivilSociety
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Challenging but needed discussion re:#MAiD & #MentalIllness on @TheCurrentCBC last Fri. Always appreciative of my experiences w/@HRHealth_ MAiD team, & before that @pmcancercentre psycho-oncology team, for helping inform perspectives on this nuanced topic cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
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Appreciative to have been on @metromorning yesterday with host @cbcJillDempsey, discussing problems with 🇨🇦's planned #AssistedSuicide expansion to #mentalillness listen here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/p8msvzpjt…
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For all who are celebrating Easter, Happy Easter & good luck egg hunting! 🐰🐇And for everyone, hope you are having a great long weekend, our first of spring!
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Testifying tonight before #MAiD/#AMAD parliamentary committee, looking at whether 🇨🇦Canada "is ready" to expand MAiD for sole mental illness and addictions conditions. Thanking the committee and it's members in advance for their thoughtfulness and diligence in looking at this challenging issue. Notice of meeting here: parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45… And testimony streaming this evening here: parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en…
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Thank you @mssinenomine for posting this. I was not aware our book (with your amazing chapter...a highlight of the book, TY!) had been reviewed by the 🇨🇦 Law Library Review An important read @TrudoLemmens @rljcoelho @UN @OntariosDoctors @WHO @UofT @UofT_DoM @UofTJackmanLaw
Thank you Sasha Dhesi of Cassels Brock & Blackwell, for your review of Unravelling MAID in Canada in the Canadian Law Library Review. "This book will serve readers well as they parse through the many legal and ethical dilemmas posed by MAiD in Canada."
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Honoured our book mngbookshop.co.uk/9780228023… w/co-editors @rljcoelho & @TrudoLemmens to be showcased at this event. #AssistedDying is complex, often bogged down by unbridled ideology (& ad hominem attacks). TY @MNGUP_Books for supporting nuanced, respectful & evidence-based debate.
At this year's Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries conference @McGillQueensUP will be showcasing an excellent selection of titles from their Canadian studies range. 📚 mngbookshop.co.uk/gks2026/#M… @ClarkKazak @Psych_MD @TrudoLemmens @JamieJelinski #CanadianStudies
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Sonu Gaind retweeted
Replying to @bmj_latest
To @bmj_latest @TrudoLemmens, as a 🇨🇦MD I'm disturbed by the false reassurances made by zealous, privileged assisted suicide activists who deny the real risks marginalized Canadians face. I debated Dr.Downar on this (BBC Nov2024), make up your own mind: dropbox.com/scl/fi/gemq38kvl…
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Having spent much of the past 2 weeks in New York at United Nations meetings, I can confidently say that #Canada 🇨🇦, and #BrusselSprouts, are having a moment.... :)
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Happy to share that this weekend I joined the Board of Directors of the @WFMH_Official...looking forward to working with international colleagues to improve global mental health
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Contemplative re-visit to the #KomagataMaru memorial in @CityofVancouver this past weekend...poignant reminder of the quiet acceptance of racism and discrimination if it is legitimized by authority, and a lesson of who we should strive to be vs pretend to be
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Long time since I've posted...here's notice on a Webinar later today: Compassion or Abandonment? Canada's Growing Courtship with Assisted Death Expansion Professor Sonu Gaind JOIN HERE otago.zoom.us/j/99603160426?… Password: 434871 Tuesday 21 October (Northern Hemisphere) 12:00 Los Angeles/San Francisco 13:00 Calgary/Edmonton 15:00 Ottawa/New York/Toronto 20:00 London (UK) 21:00 Paris/Frankfurt/Zurich Wednesday 22 October (Southern Hemisphere) 06:00 Melbourne / Sydney 08:00 Auckland / Wellington SPONSORED BY: Doctors Say No 47 Chelmsford St, Wellington, New Zealand
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Honoured and deeply touched to receive the @APApsychiatric Profile in Courage Award yesterday at #APA2025...appreciative of the award, and even more, humbled to be nominated and recognized by incredible colleagues I hold in such high regard...Thank you!
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From earlier this wk, on @TheHardShoulder Irish @NewstalkFM radio w/@kierancuddihy. Eager to hear your thoughts on arguments made (by me, & those by DWD Canada Board member Chantal Perrot) LINK: open.spotify.com/episode/3iF…
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