Parliamentary Committee to Start Report on Expanding Eligibility for Assisted Dying

Storm clouds pass by the Peace Tower and Parliament Hill in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it.

The committee of MPs and senators is considering whether medically assisted dying should be expanded to people solely suffering from mental illness and mature minors.