Provinces working on MAID expansion readiness, but availability of mental health care a concern, Health Canada ADM tells MPs and Senators

A committee of 10 MPs and five Senators is studying recommendations for the eligibility of medical assistance in dying for those whose sole condition is mental illness. Currently set for implementation in 2027, the expansion has been delayed twice in the last three years.
Liberal MPs James Maloney, left, and Helena Jaczek, Conservative MP Andrew Lawton, and PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, right, are among the parliamentarians tasked with reviewing the eligibility for MAID when the sole condition is a mental illness.

With the exception of Alberta and Quebec, provinces and territories are more prepared now than they were a few years ago for the expansion of medical assistance in dying to include mental illness as the sole reason. But there are still concerns about whether enough mental-he...

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