MAID task group ‘still on track’ to meet February timeline despite feds seeking delay on expansion

Opponents are renewing their efforts to see the government reverse track two of Canada's medical assistance in dying laws, while advocates are calling for the delay to be as brief as possible.

On Dec. 15, Justice Minister David Lametti announced the federal government will seek an extension on the pending expansion of MAID laws set to happen in March 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

January 8, 2023

On the heels of the government’s abrupt decision last month to seek an extension on the March 2023 deadline for the expansion of medical assistance in dying laws, a member of the MAID task group working on regulatory standards says it remains on target to meet its timeline...

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