Jean Truchon's lawyers said he received medical aid in dying at a Montreal-area long-term care facility.

Medical aid in dying is not being driven by factors such as poverty, isolation, or lack of access to proper palliative care, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.

Danielle McCann said during a funding announcement in Montreal on Thursday that at least one day is planned at the end of February, but her office later suggested it could extend the consultation period beyond that.

Health Minister Danielle McCann told a news conference Tuesday that people with mental health issues who aren't responding to treatment would be able to ask for the procedure -- but she stressed such cases would be exceptional.

The Quebec government hopes to expand the criteria for the province's medically assisted dying law and plans to hold public consultations on the issue in the coming months.

Jean-Pierre Ménard's decades of legal advocacy include fighting to protect the rights of patients against the health-care system and medical malpractice.

The two laws stating who is entitled to medical assistance in dying were deemed too restrictive by Justice Christine Baudouin.

Physicians who fail to comply with new federal regulations could face jail time.

Two incurably ill Montrealers are taking legal action to challenge the constitutionality of the Canadian and Quebec laws on medical aid in dying, arguing they are too restrictive.