iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Dec 13, 2020 4:00pm Parliament Hill at Christmas (Matti Blume/WikiMedia Commons)
Having finally managed to get MPs to sign off on his proposed changes to the laws on access to medical assistance in dying just one day before the Commons shut down for the holidays
Justice Minister David Lametti now faces an even tighter turnaround time in the Senate. This is courtesy of both the looming end of the sitting and the court-imposed deadline to rewrite the sections that a Quebec judge concluded were unconstitutionally restrictive, both of which kick in on Friday.
As of now, it’s not clear whether senators will be willing to put the bill on the pre-holiday legislative fast track. The legal and constitutional affairs committee has already conducted a pre-study of the contents, though, which could reduce the time required for debate.