Canada: Federal government introduces legislation to delay assisted dying expansion – February 2, 2023

Federal ministers David Lametti (justice) and Carolyn Bennett (mental health and addictions) hold a news conference on Parliament Hill to discuss their government's newly tabled bill concerning medical assistance in dying. Bill C-39 seeks a delay until March 17, 2024, for extending assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. The proposed one-year extension responds to concerns over the March 17, 2023, eligibility date. Lametti also faces questions from reporters about the ongoing controversy over the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as the federal anti-Islamophobia representative and about restrictions on gay and bisexual men from donating to sperm banks in Canada.