Ottawa tables new MAID legislation, excluding people suffering solely from mental illness

The federal government has tabled new legislation that indefinitely excludes people suffering solely from mental illness from qualifying for medically assisted death and opens the door for Canadians to request MAID before they lose the capacity to consent.

During a news conference on Tuesday, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said the mental illness exclusion came after a period of "rigorous study" by Canadian lawmakers, including via a special parliamentary committee, and review by his own department.

"This wasn't a conclusion that we reached out of thin air," he said.

The legislation, Bill C-41, would amend the Criminal Code to "clarify that a person cannot receive medical assistance in dying on the basis of a mental illness." ---More...

‼️BREAKING: Canada just tabled a bill that would let people sign up in advance to be killed by the state. Are we going DRAG dementia patents to the death room now?? No last-minute consent required. Just a signature now—and the state handles the rest later. Critics warn this opens the door to pressure on the vulnerable, the elderly, the disabled, and anyone whose care costs too much. Once you can pre-authorize your own death, how long until someone else decides for you? We're normalizing the idea that some lives are optional. This is the line. Cross it, and there’s no going back.

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Canada just tabled a bill that would let people sign up in advance to be killed by the state.

Are we going DRAG dementia patents to the death room now??

No last-minute consent required.

Just a signature now—and the state handles the rest later.

Critics warn this opens the door to pressure on the vulnerable, the elderly, the disabled, and anyone whose care costs too much.

Once you can pre-authorize your own death, how long until someone else decides for you?

We're normalizing the idea that some lives are optional.

This is the line. Cross it, and there’s no going back.

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