Tamara Jansen (MP) to speak in Ontario on Bill C-218.

Tamara has speaking engagements in London, Hamilton and St. Catharines Ontario

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

On June 20, 2025, Tamara Jansen (MP - Cloverdale - Langley City) introduced private members Bill C-218 in the House of Commons, a bill that would prevent euthanasia (MAiD) for mental illness alone in Canada

Bill C-218 excludes mental illness from being defined as a "grievous and irremediable medical condition" for the purposes of (MAiD) euthanasia. Bill C-218, if passed will prevent euthanasia for mental illness alone.

Bill C-218 received it's first hour of debate on December 5, 2025. It's second hour of debate is scheduled for soon after parliament returns in September.

Tamara Jansen, the sponsor of Bill C-218, has speaking events in London, Hamilton & St Catharines Ontario.

Tuesday, August 25 | 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7:00 PM
With MP Andrew Lawton
Byron-Springbank Legion Branch 533
1276 Commissioners Rd W, London, Ontario

RSVP FOR LONDON

Wednesday, August 26 | 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7:00 PM
With MP Dan Muys
Ancaster Fairgrounds, Room AB - 630 Trinity Rd. S., Jerseyville, Ontario.

RSVP FOR HAMILTON

Thursday, August 27 | 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7:00 PM
With Conservative candidate of record Bas Sluijmers
Grantham Lions Club - 732 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, Ontario 

RSVP FOR ST. CATHARINES

Currently, on March 17, 2027 doctors and nurse practitioners will be allowed to kill patients, by lethal poison, when their sole underlying condition is a mental illness. A recent parliamentary report that was released on June 17, 2026 recommended that euthanasia for mental illness alone be indefinitely paused.

If passed, Bill C-218 will prevent euthanasia for mental illness in Canada. 

There are several effective ways you help get Bill C-218 passed:

1. Sign the petition in support of Bill C-218 (Link).
2. Share your story about living with mental illness, as Andrew Lawton (MP) did with his message: I got better. Support Bill C-218 prevent MAiD for Mental Illness (Link). 
3. Send your personal stories about living with mental illness to  info@epcc.ca.
4. Contact your Member of Parliament and share your story or share your support for Bill C-218. Contact your Member of Parliament at: (Member of Parliament List).
5. Often it is easier and more effective to call your Member of Parliament. The phone numbers are part of the MP contact information. (Member of Parliament List).
6. Refer to the information in the Bill C-218 handout for Members of Parliament (Link).

Remember. The majority of Canadians do not support MAiD for mental illness. 

Mario Canseco, the President of Research Co, was published by Business Intelligence for BC on October 30 with new polling indicating that the majority of Canadians do not support (MAiD) euthanasia for mental illness. Conseco reported that:

At this point, only an adult with a grievous and irremediable medical condition can seek medical assistance in dying in Canada. An expansion that would cover mental illness is expected to come into place in March 2027. Just over two in five Canadians (42 per cent, down one point) believe mental illness is a good reason for a person to request medical assistance in dying.

To pass, Bill C-218 needs Member of Parliament from all political parties to support it. Keys to speaking to your Member of Parliament:

• Only comment on MAiD for mental illness alone. Bill C-218 only deals with this issue. There are many concerns, but mixing issues weakens your position.
• Contact your Member of Parliament, even if you know his/her position on MAiD.
• Ask others, including groups that you belong to, to contact their Member of Parliament.

More information on Bill C-218.

• Bill C-218 introduced to prevent MAiD for Mental Illness (Link). 
• Support Bill C-218. No to MAiD for Mental Illness (Link). 
• Supporting Bill C-218 - I am so thankful to be alive (Link). 
• I got better. Support Bill C-218 prevent MAiD for Mental Illness (Link). 
• My story: No to MAiD for Mental Illness (Link). 
• Patti's story. Support Bill C-218. (Link).
• The majority of Canadians do not support MAiD (euthanasia) for mental illness (Link).