‘Impossible’ to pass doctor-assisted suicide bill by June 6 deadline, say Senators, but Liberal MPs ‘giving it our very best shot’

Kevin Lamoureux, parliamentary secretary to the government House leader, says Monday ‘will be a very important day’ in terms of how quickly the assisted-dying legislation can get passed.
Sen. Claude Carignan, the Conservative leader in the Senate, says it will be 'impossible' to pass Bill C-14 before the June 6 deadline, and he expects the Senate to recommend several amendments to the legislation.
It’s looking less likely that Bill C-14, the federal government’s medically-assisted dying bill, will be passed in time for the Supreme Court-imposed deadline for June 6, though government forces will still try as the House resumes sitting this week. Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux ...

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