A majority of provinces and territories are asking the federal government to “indefinitely” hold off on a controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying.
The Liberal government is facing pressure to stipulate what such a delay could look like, with the extension of eligibility for people who only have a mental illness due to take place in mid-March.
Health and mental-health ministers from all three territories, along with Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick and British Columbia, are prodding their federal counterparts for more time.