Mental Disorder

• Ottawa ‘weighing options’ on further delay to expand assisted dying rules

  The federal government is considering whether to further pause its original plan to broaden the rules that govern medically assisted dying.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2023
  
• ‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion

  The Liberal government's decision to expand medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness as a sole underlying condition has sparked a wide range of reaction in Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2023
  
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• Bill delaying assisted dying expansion for mental illness passed by House of Commons

  Federal officials say the one-year delay will allow more time to develop practice standards and assessment guidelines for complex assisted-dying requests.

  Health

  Mar 9, 2023
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• Judge rules Kitchener, Ont. man not criminally responsible in wife’s death and house explosion

  Udo Hann was accused of strangling his wife and caused the explosion that destroyed their home in 2018.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2023
• Expansion of assisted dying for mental illness to be delayed until 2024 in new bill

  Justice Minister David Lametti has said the delay is needed after the federal government heard concerns that Canada's health-care system might not be prepared for the expansion.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2023
• Parliamentary committee calls for ‘clear guidelines’ in assisted dying interim report

  The report calls for "standards of practice, clear guidelines, adequate training for practitioners and comprehensive patient assessments" to be implemented ahead of March 2023.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
• Canada’s elite athletes at greater risk for mental disorders, study finds

  A new study, one of the first of its kind here at home, has revealed 41 per cent of elite Canadian athletes meet the criteria for one or more mental disorders.

  Health

  Jul 30, 2021
• Man found not criminally responsible for mother’s death due to mental disorder

  The court found that Ryan Lamontagne had undiagnosed schizophrenia, which led him to be in a delusional, disorganized and psychotic state.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2021
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• B.C. school killer’s mental illness defence relies on his own word he saw monsters: Crown

  Gabriel Klein was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated assault in March for the 2016 attack that killed 13-year-old Letisha Reimer and injured her friend.

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2021
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• Psychiatrist says Fredericton mass murder was caused by actions of ‘deranged’ man

  Raymond, 50, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four people.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2020