B.C. MP’s Bill Looks to Halt Expansion of MAiD - 100 Mile Free Press
Jansen’s bill would permanently block the change as experts warn Canada lacks tools to assess irremediable mental illness and 9-8-8 callers are asking about MAiD.
- Tamara Jansen, MP for Cloverdale Langley City, introduced a private member's bill to permanently halt the expansion of MAiD to those suffering solely from a mental illness, citing serious concerns about the planned policy shift.
- With expansion planned for Saint Patrick's Day in 2027, Jansen warned that offering assisted death for mental suffering contradicts Canada's national crisis line, creating dangerous "mixed messages" for vulnerable Canadians.
- Testimony at the Special Joint Committee revealed up to 7% of interactions with Canada's national crisis line involve MAiD inquiries; among those, 74% involved suicidal thoughts in the previous two days.
- Experts from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health warned Canada lacks the clinical tools to distinguish between suicidal intent and a "reasoned wish to die," while Brian Mishara testified suicide prevention could be "fundamentally" undermined.
- Canadians struggling with mental illness deserve care, treatment, and hope rather than a system risking giving up on them, Jansen argues, as the bill aims to prioritize support over assisted death.
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Tamara Jansen, MP for Cloverdale Langley City, says new testimony given to a Parliamentary committee is raising “serious concerns” about the upcoming planned expansion of medical assistance in dying, or MAiD. The federal government is planning to expand MAiD eligibility on Saint Patrick’s Day in 2027 to include people suffering solely from a mental illness. (Currently those suffering solely from a mental illness are ineligible for MAiD.) Jansen …
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Tamara Jansen, MP for Cloverdale Langley City, says new testimony given to a Parliamentary committee is raising “serious concerns” about the upcoming planned expansion of medical assistance in dying, or MAiD. The federal government is planning to expand MAiD eligibility on Saint Patrick’s Day in 2027 to include people suffering solely from a mental illness. (Currently those suffering solely from a mental illness are ineligible for MAiD.) Jansen …
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