After one of his patients had his euthanasia assessment conducted outside a doughnut shop, an Ontario doctor has been placed under supervision by the province’s physicians’ regulator due to repeated failures to adhere to protocols and procedures.
Dr James MacLean was the subject of two complaints relating to two cases involving Canada’s euthanasia and assisted suicide regime, known as Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD).
After the cases, one of which included conducting an assessment outside the cafe and doughnut shop Tim Hortons, his general conduct was reviewed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and it was determined that MacLean displayed a lack of judgment in his decisions, dealt with patients in a way that “raised a risk of perceived coercion”, and kept inadequate records.
