Sean Fraser: “I believe Canadians could benefit, but given what’s playing out in our communities every single day, we can’t afford a…”

The legislation will also grant access to MAID to people suffering from an incurable illness who have given advance consent

Lack of consensus over when mental illness is irremediable

This second issue is extremely important to communities of people who've been diagnosed with very, very serious illnesses [that] may cause them to lose capacity subsequently.

Canada has made a decision not to move forward with the expansion that is scheduled in the Criminal Code of medical assistance in dying in circumstances where mental illness is the sole basis.