Events

Upcoming

Conference: “MAID at Ten: Lessons from Canada’s First Decade.” October 30-31, 2026. [Call for Papers / Event page]

Talk: “Structurally Embedded Suffering: Externalism, Injustice, and the Ethics of MAID for Mental Illness.” August 2026. Culture and Mental Health Research Unit (CMHRU) of the Lady Davis Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital.

Talk: “Physician Autonomy and Clinical Judgment in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).” September 2026. University of Pittsburgh, Philosophy of Medicine roundtable.

Past

“Structurally Embedded Suffering: Externalism, Injustice, and the Ethics of MAID for Mental Illness.”

May 14, 2026. University of Toronto.

May 25-26, 2026. University of Texas, Dallas, Association for
the Advancement of Philosophy & Psychiatry (AAPP). [link]

June 6-9, 2026. Dalhousie University, Canadian Philosophical
Association (CPA). [link]

May 1, 2026. Nicholas Dunn, “M(AI)D: Should an Algorithm Decide if You Get to Die?” Workshop on the Philosophy of AI, McGill University. [link]

March 27, 2026. Nicholas Dunn, Julia Brassolotto, Dionne Walsh, Bruce MacKay. “MAID and Disability in Alberta: Implications for Policy and Practice.” University of Lethbridge. [link]

February 19, 2026. Nicholas Dunn, “Should Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) be Available to People with Mental Illnesses?”, Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs. [link]