Maximilian Smith

Maximilian holds a doctorate in Canadian medical history from York University. His doctoral research examined the intersecting roles of physicians, politicians and philanthropists in the development of mental healthcare institutions in 19th-century Ontario. His current research interests include the development of Toronto’s public health infrastructure in the mid-19th century, the historical effects of race and gender on health care policy in Canada, and contemporary barriers to the provision of medical assistance in dying in Ontario.

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