By Cristin Schmitz ( June 19, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT) -- The federal government has been advised by the majority of a 17-member parliamentary special committee to amend the Criminal Code to “indefinitely” bar access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) to persons suffering solely from mental illness, with the Bloc Québécois and three dissenting senators recommending that the government direct a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify the applicable law....