The Globe and Mail
Joan Bryden
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The Trudeau government has agreed with the Senate that Canadians suffering solely from grievous and irremediable mental illnesses should be entitled to receive medical assistance in dying – but not for another two years.
The two-year interlude is six months longer than what was proposed by senators.
It is one of a number of changes to Bill C-7 proposed by the government in response to amendments approved last week by the Senate.