Quebec is asking the federal government to change the Criminal Code so the province can begin allowing people to request medical assistance in dying before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent.
The Liberals, Québec solidaire and Parti Québécois dug in their heels in opposing a CAQ proposal to discuss political financing rules, saying it is nothing more than a smokescreen to avoid the real issue.
Quebec wants to allow people suffering from the early stages of dementia to make an advance directive for MAID before they become mentally unable to do so.