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Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada
The minister will outline the federal response after a committee urged Ottawa to pause MAID expansion for people with mental disorders.
- On Wednesday, Justice Minister Sean Fraser will announce Canada's long-awaited decision on the next steps for medical assistance in dying.
- A parliamentary committee recommended in June that the government "indefinitely pause" expanding MAID to individuals with mental disorders, prompting the federal government's upcoming announcement.
- Since 2021, a temporary exclusion for people suffering solely from a mental illness has been in place; the government repeatedly extended it, most recently until March.
- This announcement marks the first time the federal government will communicate its intended direction on MAID's mental health expansion since the committee's June recommendation.
- When originally passed in 2016, MAID legislation required a reasonably foreseeable death; the government revised the law in 2021 to include those suffering intolerably from serious, incurable illnesses or disabilities.
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Justice minister to announce next steps for MAID in Canada
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the government is nearly ready to reveal its long-awaited decision on the next steps for medical assistance in dying in Canada, which is expected to address whether the procedure will be available to people who…
·Toronto, Canada
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OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Marjorie Michel,
·Montreal, Canada
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