2026-06-17 from cbc.ca
A special parliamentary committee will recommend that the federal government indefinitely pause the expansion of medical assistance in dying for people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness, CBC News has confirmed.
The expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAID) is set to take effect on March 17, 2027, unless Parliament intervenes.
The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD), with members from the Senate and House of Commons, started a comprehensive review of the matter last February to assess the country's readiness to expand eligibility to MAID to those suffering with mental illness. Their report is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon — 10 years after MAID became legal in Canada.
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