Preserving hope for Canadians with mental illness

The safeguards around MAID will not protect all vulnerable Canadians, so the government should cancel MAID for mental illness before it comes into effect next March.

Conservative MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314, which would bar mental illness from being used as an eligible criterion for medical assistance in dying, should pass second reading and be studied by committee, writes Daniel Zekveld.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DANIEL ZEKVELD

October 11, 2023

Struggles with mental illness hit close to home for most of us. One in three Canadians sought mental health support in the past year, according to a recent poll. Nearly 10 per cent more said t...

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