441-02277 (Justice)

Whereas:

• Medical assistance in dying will expand to Canadians with mental illness on March 17, 2024, unless Parliament intervenes;

• Parliament considers it a priority to ensure that supports are in place for the mental health of everyone in Canada;

• Vulnerable Canadians must be given suicide prevention instead of suicide assistance;

• Medical assistance in dying risks normalizing suicide as a solution for those suffering from mental illness; and

• Canada should focus on increasing mental health supports and improving access to these supports instead of offering medical assistance in dying for those with mental illness.

Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

• Stop the expansion of medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness.