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(28 March 2000) — Robert Latimer's Supreme Court Appeal will be heard on 14 June 2000 and this will occasion an outpouring of pro- Robert Latimer support. Past experience suggests that some bioethicists will be among his supporters. Ethicist Eike Henner Kluge has stated, "Tracy would not have been in this situation if people had not used heroic means all along. Someone should have stopped along the way and asked, 'Should we be doing this?

(27 March 2000 — The following is a summary of a presentation made by Hugh Scher, Chairperson of CCD's Human Rights Committee, to the Senate Subcommittee to Update "Of Life and Death" of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology.)

(24 March 2000) — The public debate surrounding the Latimer case has prompted the Anglican Church of Canada to study the question of euthanasia.

Go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will see farther.
—Orison Sweet Marden
Four years ago I was elected Chair of CCD, following Francine Arsenault in that position. She had led the organization during some of its most progressive activity, and had added greatly to its profile both in Canada and abroad. As it turned out, the foundation of credibility which she had laid served us well when federal policy changed and presented a threat to CCD's very existence.

(6 December 1999) — Charges will not be laid in the death of Katie Lynn Baker, who was ten years old when she died of starvation. A coroner's inquest found Katie Lynn's death to be a homicide in May of 1997.

(3 December 1999) — Lisa Thompson will not serve any jail time, despite the fact she attempted to kill Brandy, her six year old daughter who has Cerebral Palsy. Thompson will serve her sentence in the comfort of her home. Judge Forestell prohibited Thompson from having unsupervised visits with Brandy.

(December 1, 1999) — CCD is seeking the financial support of all people interested in the fundamental human rights of people with disabilities. At this time of year, many people make donations to causes which they believe to be important. When you are making these decisions, CCD would like you to remember the Tracy Fund. CCD uses funds donated to the Tracy Fund to support its on-going work to promote the fundamental human rights of people with disabilities and, in particular, to work on the Latimer case.

(26 November 1999) — On 13 October 1999, Bill S-2, "An Act to facilitate the making of legitimate medical decisions regarding life-sustaining treatments and the controlling of pain" had first reading in the Senate. The Honorable Senator Sharon Carstairs sponsored this Bill.

(18 November 1999) — This new book on the Latimer case is the first to be written by a woman with disabilities, resulting from polio and glaucoma; so the perspective offered is unique and challenges the ableist assumptions presented by most mainstream treatments of this case. The 176 page work is based upon analysis of court documents, media material, and extensive interviews with disability activists from across Canada.