Members of Special Joint Committee on MAID express contrasting views in lead-up to report

Justice Minister Arif Virani has said the committee’s report is one of the sources the government will look to for guidance as the March sunset clause for the expansion of MAID approaches.

In a December interview with The Canadian Press, Justice Minister Arif Virani said his government may allow the sunset clause on the expansion of medical assistance in dying to expire in March as planned, or delay the expansion once more.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

January 8, 2024

Members of the committee studying Canada's readiness for an expansion to Medical Assistance in Dying are divided on whether the government should move forward with the expansion as scheduled in March, or once again delay.

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