The main changes C-218 would make, in plain reading order.
Back to billsSponsor: Tamara Jansen, Member of Parliament (Cloverdale—Langley City)
Proposed changes
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a mental disorder is not a grievous and irremediable medical condition for which a person could receive medical assistance in dying.
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This bill is no longer moving. Status: Bill defeated.
4 organizations named this bill in their lobbying registration or in 21 reported meetings. Their own words are quoted.
Inclusion Canada 19 meetings · registered to lobby on it · latest Sep 29, 2026
“…Assistance in Dying, the March 2027 sunset clause relating to MAiD and mental illness, Bill C-218, and any new government legislation. We also advocate for measures to address the root causes of suicidality including social services, health supports, access to…”
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA 2 meetings · registered to lobby on it · latest Sep 23, 2026
“…minors or by advance request. Supporting improved safeguards and oversight. Supporting Bill C-218, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).”
Christian Reformed churches in Canada (CRCNA Canada Corporation) registered to lobby on it · latest Apr 9, 2026
“Bill C-218 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). In support of C-218, we ask the government to prioritize and ensure that comprehensive…”
Cardus was registered on it · latest May 13, 2026
“Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), with respect to excluding a mental disorder from being a grievous and irremediable medical condition…”
Jake Sawatzky 1Juanita Nathan 1Sima Acan 1Andrew Lawton 1Eric St-Pierre 1David Myles 1Leslie Church 1Tamara Jansen 1Doug Eyolfson 1Iqra Khalid 1
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The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.
Tamara Jansen · Conservative
Sponsor’s speech, December 5, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript
Juanita Nathan · Liberal
Response speech, December 5, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript
Claude DeBellefeuille · Bloc Québécois
Response speech, December 5, 2025 (House) · Read the transcript
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