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Will MAID be extended to those suffering from mental illness? | Power & Politics
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18:18Now PlayingOn the 10-year anniversary of medical assistance in dying (MAID) being legalized in Canada, a parliamentary committee published an 88-page report stating that the Canadian government should 'indefinitely exclude' people with mental illness. Power & Politics hears from two members of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying — Conservative MP Michael Cooper and Sen. Kristopher Wells — on their stance on the politically divisive issue.
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