Category: Bill C-7

Woman Applies for Assisted Suicide, Saying Long COVID Has Rendered Her Unable to Work

A Toronto woman says she will apply for medically assisted death due to her long COVID symptoms, which she says have rendered her unable to work. Tracey Thompson, who contracted COVID-19 over two years ago, says the enduring symptoms and lack of financial support have led her to start the process of applying for Medical…


Canada’s Religious Freedom in Decline, Says Former Ambassador for Religious Freedom

As Canada’s first and only religious freedom ambassador, Andrew Bennett spoke out for the persecuted faithful in China and Iran as well as other countries notorious for suppressing freedom of belief.  Fortunately, Canadians are not subjected to religious persecution, but Bennett nevertheless warns that there’s been a gradual erosion of religious freedom in Canada that…


Canadians Not Near Death Gain Access to Assisted Dying as Senate Passes Bill C-7

OTTAWA—The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, senators accepted Wednesday a revised version of Bill C-7, even though the government rejected or modified amendments made by the Senate. The bill also…


Liberals Pass Controversial Medically Assisted Dying Bill, With help of Bloc Quebecois

A revised bill that expands access to medically assisted suicide was passed in the House of Commons on March 11. In order to force a vote before a March 26 deadline as well as force closure on debate, the Bloc Quebecois joined with the minority Liberal government to help pass the controversial bill. Bill C-7…


Disability Community Worried About Assisted Dying Expansion

Taylor Hyatt has cerebral palsy and advocates for people with disabilities. She recalls an occasion where acute breathing problems brought her to a hospital emergency room in Ottawa. When a doctor asked her if she wanted oxygen, she replied, “Of course I do.” The doctor then asked, “Are you sure?” “I was floored,” Hyatt told…


Canadians Who’ve Recovered from Depression Urge MPs to Vote Against Bill C-7

Canadians who had recovered from depression are urging MPs to vote against amendments to a bill that would expand access to medically assisted deaths for people suffering from mental illnesses. In a press conference co-hosted by Conservative MPs on Monday, witnesses expressed concerns about the Liberal government’s latest amendments to Bill C-7, which would allow people who…


Liberal Government Agrees to Allow Canadians With Mental Illness to Receive MAID

The Trudeau government has agreed with the amendment of a bill in the Senate that would allow Canadians suffering solely from mental illnesses to receive medical assistance in dying. Last week, senators wrapped up debates on Bill C-7, proposing an 18-month time limit that will repeal a clause banning people whose sole medical condition is…


Feds Agree to Allow Canadians With Mental Illness to Receive Assisted Death

The federal government has agreed with the amendment of a bill in the Senate that would allow Canadians suffering solely from mental illnesses to receive medical assistance in dying. Last week, senators wrapped up debates on Bill C-7, proposing an 18-month time limit that will repeal a clause banning people whose sole medical condition is…


Senate Passes Amended Bill on Medical Assistance in Dying

The Senate wrapped up debates on the bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with a vote, sending it back to the House of Commons for a final review later this week. On Wednesday, senators voted 66-19, with 3 abstentions, passing Bill C-7, which would expand access to medical assistance in dying to…


Commons Must Decide Whether to Accept, Reject Senate Amendments to MAiD Bill

OTTAWA—A power struggle between the elected House of Commons and the appointed Senate could erupt this week over the emotional issue of medical assistance in dying. Senators have already approved five amendments to Bill C−7, including two major changes that would expand access to assisted dying well beyond what MPs agreed to when they passed…