Medical Assistance In Dying

• Canada won’t expand MAID for mental illness alone, minister says

  Currently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on grounds of mental illness, but the exception is set to expire in March 2027.

  Health

  Oct 7
  
• After 10 years of MAID, key report on mental illness expansion nears

  The extension is set to happen in March 2027, after it was delayed three times by the previous Liberal government, the last time being in February 2024.

  Politics

  Jun 16
  
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• Carney, Liberals awaiting on committee report to decide on MAID extension

  A parliamentary committee of senators and MPs is studying whether Canada is ready to expand medical assistance in dying to those whose sole underlying condition is mental illness.

  Health

  May 6
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• Alberta’s plan to curb MAID access worries ALS, Parkinson’s advocates

  Alberta's move could unintentionally disadvantage people with neurological diseases like ALS by limiting MAID based on predictability of death, rather than severity of suffering.

  Health

  Apr 14
• Alberta MAID limits would lead to suffering, signal lack of trust: practitioners

  The doctors, psychiatrists and others that work in the medical assistance in dying program have signed a statement saying they strongly oppose Alberta's planned restrictions.

  Politics

  Mar 27
• Alberta moves to drastically reduce access to medically assisted dying

  The UCP government introduced a bill stipulating only those likely to die of natural causes within a year would be eligible for medical assistance in dying.

  Politics

  Mar 18
• Terminal Alberta senior chooses MAID in memory of late wife: ‘I have no regrets’

  'I've done what I've been sent to do. I'm just hoping that I leave the world a better place," said Alexander Tsang, who will die on the same day, at the same time his wife passed.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2025
• Ottawa to launch consultations on advance requests for assisted dying

  Health Minister Mark Holland said such requests are still illegal under the Criminal Code for now, even as Quebec prepares to begin allowing the practice.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2024
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• Quebec ready to start accepting advanced MAID requests as of end of October

  Quebec's Health Department says it will be ready to meet the expected demand for advanced applications for medical assistance in dying when it begins accepting requests next week.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2024
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• Canada’s delay on including mental health in MAiD faces constitutional fight

  The Liberal government announced in February it would delay a planned expansion to the assisted-dying regime that would have allowed people with mental disorders to be considered.

  Cannabis

  Aug 19, 2024