Executive Director,
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
The Globe and Mail reported on June 11 that the Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying will be releasing their report on euthanasia for mental illness alone on June 17, which happens to be the 10th Anniversary of the legalization of euthanasia in Canada.
The Globe and Mail reported on June 11 that the Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying will be releasing their report on euthanasia for mental illness alone on June 17, which happens to be the 10th Anniversary of the legalization of euthanasia in Canada.
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Stephanie Levitz, a senior reporter for the Globe and Mail, reported on June 11 that Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, who is co-chair of the Parliamentary Committee, stated on June 10 that the committee had met for 4 hours on June 9 and has decided the outcome of the report.
Levitz reported that the committee members did not indicate the outcome of the report but the government has stated that they will follow the recommendations of the committee report.
Currently euthanasia for mental illness alone is scheduled to begin in Canada on March 17, 2027.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition hopes that the parliamentary committee will recommend the reversal of the expansion of euthanasia to mental illness alone, but we also hope that this report will recommend a full review of Canada's euthanasia law, which was required in Canada's original euthanasia law but has never happened.
I had the opportunity to speak to the parliamentary committee on May 5, 2026 where I stated:
Stephanie Levitz, a senior reporter for the Globe and Mail, reported on June 11 that Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, who is co-chair of the Parliamentary Committee, stated on June 10 that the committee had met for 4 hours on June 9 and has decided the outcome of the report.
Levitz reported that the committee members did not indicate the outcome of the report but the government has stated that they will follow the recommendations of the committee report.
Currently euthanasia for mental illness alone is scheduled to begin in Canada on March 17, 2027.
The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition hopes that the parliamentary committee will recommend the reversal of the expansion of euthanasia to mental illness alone, but we also hope that this report will recommend a full review of Canada's euthanasia law, which was required in Canada's original euthanasia law but has never happened.
Instead of expanding MAiD further, Parliament needs to examine how the current law has led to outcomes like the death of Kiano Vafaeian (26) died by MAiD in Vancouver on December 30, 2025. Parliament needs to completely review the euthanasia law.I concluded by stating:
More broadly, Canada’s assisted dying law is vague. While Health Canada provides guidance, the legal framework allows for wide interpretation and it lacks effective oversight.
Canada should not be considering the expansion of the euthanasia law to include people with mental illness alone but rather Parliament needs to fully review the law.
Canada's parliament needs to do a complete review of it's euthanasia law.
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