2026-10-30 from cbc.ca
The federal government has tabled new legislation that indefinitely excludes people suffering solely from mental illness from qualifying for medically assisted death and opens the door for Canadians to request MAID before they lose the capacity to consent.
During a news conference on Tuesday, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the mental illness exclusion came after a period of "rigorous study" by Canadian lawmakers, including via a special parliamentary committee, and review by his own department.
"This wasn't a conclusion that we reached out of thin air," he said.
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