Private Member’s Bill to Stop MAID Expansion to Be Voted on This Week

Conservative MP Ed Fast speaks during a news conference on his private member's bill on medical assistance in dying, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

A private member’s bill to halt the expansion of Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) regime to those whose only medical condition is mental illness is expected to be voted on in the House of Commons on Oct. 18.

“MPs should be voting on MAiD with their eyes wide open,” Conservative MP Ed Fast, who introduced Bill C-314, said on platform X on Oct. 15.