Sean Fraser: “While there is not a perfect consensus on this issue, we believe this is the correct approach at this particular time”

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

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

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.

These are not easy decisions but we believe they will be the correct ones