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A Canadian man's decision to end his life through the country's medically assisted dying program left his son stunned by how quickly the process unfolded, and now he's warning that the system has gone "way past appropriate."

Eric Edmeades, founder of Speaker Nation, a training platform for speakers that teaches presentation skills and more, told Fox News Digital this week that his father Baz, who was in his late 70s and struggling with a combination of medical problems, began discussing Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) program after his health deteriorated in late 2023.

But what Edmeades expected to be a months-long process suddenly accelerated, leaving the family with little time to prepare.

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Eric Edmeades with his father.…