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Canada's MAID laws on 'a collision course' as Parliament awaits legal challenges
Disability advocates and legal scholars say the law is discriminatory, while Health Canada reports 76,475 MAID cases from 2016 to 2024.
- On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Canada's medical assistance in dying framework marks 10 years since legalization amid a 'collision course' of legal challenges questioning who qualifies for the procedure.
- The Liberal government legalized MAID in 2016, limiting eligibility to those whose deaths were 'reasonably foreseeable,' before expanding in 2021 to include 'track 2' MAID for grievous conditions while excluding mental illness.
- University of New Brunswick law professor Kerri Froc argues the current law 'violates Section 7 and 15' of the Charter 'with respect to people with disabilities,' contending it discriminates 'on the backs of people with disabilities.'
- Health Minister Marjorie Michel said Monday the government has no plans to change existing law, while psychiatrist Dr. Alexandra McPherson called the political situation a 'hot potato' where governments await court decisions.
- Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski will present a parliamentary committee report on Wednesday, precisely 10 years after legalization, as the government considers delaying MAID expansion for mental illness for a third time.
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Medical assistance in dying has been legal for 10 years in Canada. Here are some other significant numbers
TORONTO - Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data…
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In 2015, while Jocelyn Downie was witnessing the Supreme Court of Canada's annulment of legislation criminalizing assisted dying, she said she would better find a new direction for the rest of her career.
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