Canada’s former justice minister says he would have no fear of pressing ahead with a plan to allow people to seek medical assistance in dying solely on the basis of mental illness.
But David Lametti, who was ousted from cabinet last summer and is leaving political life next week, also knows it’s no longer his decision to make.
Lametti shepherded legislation through Parliament last year that postponed the scheduled change at the last minute.
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