Belleville Police have confirmed an open criminal investigation into the death of an 83-year-old woman under Canada's MAiD program. Brigitte Stegemann died by lethal injection on July 10 at The Pearl care home in Cannifton, Ontario. She had stage 4 stomach cancer, diagnosed in February, with a prognosis of six months to two years. Her granddaughter had cared for her for twelve years & held power of attorney for personal care for six. She says her grandmother had refused MAiD repeatedly on religious grounds & that the assessment was arranged while she was away on a ten-day trip. The family's complaint to Ontario's Chief Coroner, filed in August, makes three specific claims: that she lacked capacity to consent, that the power of attorney was bypassed & that there was no final express consent on the morning. On the capacity assessment, the family says she was asked how many siblings she had - she had 13 - answered none. Asked how many were living, she said none. 2 are alive. The care home & the practitioners involved have not publicly addressed the allegations. They maintain that she legally consented. Nothing has been proven & the investigation is ongoing. Here's what makes this bigger than one family. Every argument for assisted dying rests on capacity & consent being verifiable. This case will test whether Canada can actually demonstrate that after the fact or whether the paperwork is the only record that survives.