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A new committee of MPs and Senators is being formed to study MAiD for mental illness. This was required in the last bill that delayed MAiD for mental illness until 2027. The committee is to be set up by Feb. 28 and will report back to Parliament with recommendations by Oct. 2, 2026. The government has delayed MAiD for mental illness when past committees have recommended delays. Please pray. Bill C-218, an individual MP’s bill to stop MAiD for mental illness alone, is now expe

The first hour of debate on Bill C-218 took place in the House of Commons last Friday. This bill would stop the coming expansion of MAiD for mental illness alone. A law has already been passed that will allow a person to be eligible for MAiD on the basis of mental illness alone. This expansion is slated to take effect in March 2027, unless legislation is passed to stop it. Bill C-218 would stop the expansion. The sponsoring MP, Tamara Jansen, gave a compelling overview of why

In just 18 months, Canadians will be eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) on the basis of mental illness alone – unless a bill is passed to stop it. I can think of many reasons why MAiD for mental illness would be problematic. Thoughts of suicide and a closed view of the future are symptoms of some mental illnesses. The unpredictable trajectory of mental illness, in that experts say it is difficult, if not impossible, to know if an individual patient will improve.