Provinces Call on Ottawa to Pause Expansion of Assisted Dying Eligibility

Provinces Call on Ottawa to Pause Expansion of Assisted Dying Eligibility
Health Minister Mark Holland speaks to the media during the federal cabinet retreat in Montreal, on Jan. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
Chandra Philip
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Most of Canada’s provinces and territories have notified the federal government that they are not ready to respond to the upcoming expansion of the medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime to include those with mental illness.

In a joint letter to Health Minister Mark Holland, health and mental health ministers from all three territories, along with Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, and British Columbia, have asked to pause the expansion “indefinitely.”

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