Canada should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness from assisted dying, report says
It is one of the most divisive debates since the country legalised the end-of-life policy a decade ago.
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"When you have bad inputs, you have bad outputs."
— Kristopher Wells , Politician
"Moving forward with this expansion is reckless and dangerous."
— Tamara Jansen , Politician
"Assessors cannot predict when a mental illness won't improve, in fact flipping a coin would be more accurate."
— Sonu Gaind , Academic
Key People
Claire Brousseau is a Toronto woman advocating for access to MAID.
Kristopher Wells is a dissenting senator from Alberta.
Mark Carney is the Prime Minister of Canada.
Sonu Gaind is a professor at the University of Toronto.
Tamara Jansen is a Conservative MP.
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