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Why is Canada euthanising the poor? | The Spectator

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There is an endlessly repeated witticism by the poet Anatole France that ‘the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.’ What France certainly did not foresee is that an entire country – and an ostentatiousl...

Text settings Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Share Share Yuan Yi Zhu Why is Canada euthanising the poor? Copy link Copied Linkedin Messenger Email There is an endlessly repeated witticism by the poet Anatole France that 'the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.' What France certainly did not foresee is that an entire country - and an ostentatiously progressive one at that - has decided to take his sarcasm at face value and to its natural conclusion. Sinc

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