Tory MP to Table Bill That Would Repeal Assisted Suicide Extension for Mental Illnesses

Tory MP to Table Bill That Would Repeal Assisted Suicide Extension for Mental Illnesses
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
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Conservative MP Ed Fast says he will be introducing a private member’s bill that seeks to repeal the planned extension of Canada’s medically assisted suicide laws to include individuals whose sole medical condition is mental illness.

Fast made the announcement in Ottawa on March 6 during a press conference in which he was joined by his party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, who voiced his support for Fast’s planned Bill C-314, also called the Mental Health Protection Act.