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Brian Bird
Last published March 2026 · On our record since 2019
Where this writer stands
Federalism1 piece
Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“While the federal government gets to determine what counts as a crime, each province gets to determine what counts as health care, and they may choose – as Alberta has done – to prioritize life-affirming care for patients.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Ottawa can decide that MAID is not a crime. Provinces have the right to decide that it is not health careOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 19, 2026
- Opinion: The murder of Charlie Kirk reveals where politics as warfare leadsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 12, 2025
- Opinion: The murder of Charlie Kirk reveals where politics as warfare leadsOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 11, 2025
- Brian Bird: Euthanasia is a national tragedy — and it's only getting worseOpinion · National Post · Dec 19, 2024
- Brian Bird: Euthanasia is a national tragedy — and it's only getting worseOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 18, 2024
- Brian Bird: Euthanasia case against St. Paul’s will be defining for CanadaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 15, 2024
- Brian Bird: Sanctuaries from euthanasia must be protectedOpinion · National Post · Feb 19, 2024
- Brian Bird: 'Have you considered MAiD?' isn't a question hospitals should askOpinion · National Post · Aug 21, 2023
- Brian Bird: Ending Catholic health care in B.C. over euthanasia would be a tragedyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 26, 2023
- Opinion: Forcing all Canadian hospitals to offer MAID would be a toxic dose of intoleranceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 13, 2023
- Opinion: Before expanding assisted suicide again, the Supreme Court should weigh inOpinion · National Post · Feb 7, 2023
- Brian Bird: Canada seems on a road that ends with permitting euthanasia for any reasonOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 20, 2022
- Brian Bird: Pierre Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre would have been friends in freedomOpinion · National Post · Aug 10, 2022
- Brian Bird: Euthanasia is a runaway train in Canada. It’s time to hit the brakes.Opinion · National Post · May 4, 2022
- Opinion: Mandatory vaccination would cross a red lineOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 11, 2022
- Opinion: Mandatory vaccination would cross a red lineOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 11, 2022
- Opinion: Why refusing the vaccine isn't inherently ChristianOpinion · National Post · Nov 4, 2021
- Opinion | Vaccine mandates for everyday activities are a recipe for social unrestOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 31, 2021
- Brian Bird: The ban on in-person worship continues in B.C., along with the wait for a compelling reason whyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 1, 2021
- Brian Bird: Banning religious gatherings defies common sense, and perhaps the ConstitutionOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 26, 2020
- Opinion: Assisted dying is a matter of conscience – and so our lawmakers must be allowed to vote on the issue freelyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 21, 2020
- Bird: Jane Philpott paid the price for having a political conscienceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 28, 2019
- Bird: Jane Philpott paid the price for having a political conscienceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 28, 2019