MAID committee report recommends not expanding to mental illness as Senator Wells says review was ‘flawed,’ while Liberal Powlowski says all rules were followed ‘steadfastly’

Dissenting reports from four Senators and Bloc MP Luc Thériault, who all took part in the review, say the federal government should seek the Supreme Court’s opinion on the issue.
PSG Senator Kristopher Wells, left, says the Supreme Court should review whether Canada should expand the availability of MAID for the sole reason of mental illness 'to take partisan politics out of this issue,' while Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the decision should be up to democratically-elected officials accountable to voters.

A group of dissenting Senators are calling on the federal government to send the question of whether Canada should expand medical assistance in dying to those with mental disorders to the Supreme Court, with PSG Senator Kristopher Wells calling a recent joint parliamentary s...

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