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The Honourable Mickey Amery Minister of Justice and Attorney General Government of Alberta Dear Minister Amery, We would like to commend you and the Alberta Legislature for passing new legislative limits, safeguards and oversight on medical assistance in dying (MAiD). Alberta’s new legislation, Bill 18, the Safeguards for Last Resort Termination of Life Act, will help to promote life-affirming care and put in place safeguards to protect Albertans in vulnerable circumstances.

Hon. Michael S. Kerzner Solicitor General of Ontario George Drew Building 25 Grosvenor St. Toronto, ON M7A 1Y6 Dear Minister, We are deeply concerned to hear about the changes to the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario’s MAiD Death Review Committee. The Globe & Mail reports the call for new members of the MDRC is limited to those “interested in supporting MAiD practice” (“Ontario shifts role of MAiD committee from oversight to guidance,” April 14, 2026). It is troubling t

The EFC sent a written submission to a special committee of MPs and Senators studying MAiD for mental illness on April 20, 2026. The law allowing eligibility for MAiD on the basis of mental illness will come into effect on March 17, 2027, unless a bill is passed to stop the expansion. The special joint committee's study was mandated in a previous bill that delayed the expansion until 2027. The committee report is due back to Parliament by October 2. In its brief, the EFC urge

(Version française à la suite) Hon. Marjorie Michel Minister of Health Hon. Sean Fraser Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dear Ministers, Congratulations on your elections and new cabinet portfolios. We pray for wisdom and clarity for you as you serve in these key areas of Canadian governance. May God bless you, be gracious to you and give you strength for each day. We are very concerned about Canada’s laws on medical assistance in dying (MAiD) - the impact o

Have you seen the EFC’s brochure, Euthanasia in Canada? It’s getting attention on social media. This brochure highlights some of our concerns with Canada’s MAiD laws, and with proposals for further expansions. If you look at the whole brochure, it’s clear that the EFC opposes euthanasia and is concerned about planned and proposed expansions. Many of the comments we’ve seen on social media have confirmed another of our concerns – that many Canadians are not aware of how the eu

The federal government recently launched a “national conversation” about allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The national conversation includes an online questionnaire that is open to the public until February 14, 2025. An advance request for MAiD would allow a person’s life to be ended when they are no longer able to consent. This is different and more specific than an advance directive on health care, in which a person indicates their prioriti

The justice minister has suggested a delay of the March 17 implementation date might be possible. That would give more time to try to stop this misguided expansion. (Why? See TheEFC.ca/HaltMAID.) Please contact your MP in at least one way in the next 10 days to reach them before Parliament resumes Jan. 29. Step 1: Find your MP’s contact info using your postal code, www.ourcommons.ca/members/en. This site has the MP’s email, address and phone numbers for the MP’s local constit

The EFC submitted a three-page brief on MAID for mental illness, to the Special Joint Parliamentary Commitee. This brief (aussi disponible en français) calls the government to halt or at least to a delay of the planned March 2024 expansion to allow legal euthanasia for reasons of mental illness alone without any additional safeguards. Download the bilingual EFC brief

The Hon. Ed Fast Member of Parliament for Abbotsford House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 February 23, 2023 Dear Mr. Fast, We would like to express our support for your private member’s bill, Bill C-314. This legislation would exclude a mental disorder from being considered a grievous and irremediable medical condition for the purposes of Medical Assistance in Dying. There are so many reasons to halt this expansion and walk back the provisions passed in Bill C-7 that allow