# Canada’s federal government to introduce bill restricting MAID for mental illness

https://mins.news/en/video/117524

- Global News, 2026-10-27 13:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpw-27S9xfY

> Canada’s federal government is scheduled to announce amendments to its medical assistance in dying law in Ottawa at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday. Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel will present the proposal, which would bar people with only a mental illness from accessing MAID and allow advance directives.

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