Sean Fraser: “Working with law enforcement and provincial partners is more effective than trying to scare people for votes.”

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

The government will move forward with the committee’s recommendation to exclude people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness from receiving MAID indefinitely

While there is not a perfect consensus on this issue, we believe this is the correct approach at this particular time

This change will be reflected in the Criminal Code