# How would advance requests for MAID work?

https://mins.news/en/video/118282

- CBC News, 2026-10-27 23:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-xKVG4DiSg

> Canada's federal government tabled Bill C-41 on Tuesday, formally scrapping plans to allow assisted dying solely for mental illness. The legislation would let people with conditions such as Alzheimer's request the procedure in advance, before losing mental capacity. Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser spoke with Power & Politics.

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