Quinton Amundson · September 23, 2026
Liberal MP Kevin Lamouroux voiced opposition on Sept. 23 to Conservative MP Tamara Jansen’s private member’s bill that would permanently halt the scheduled March 17, 2027, expansion of euthanasia to individuals solely experiencing a mental illness.
‘A remarkable victory’
Simon Caldwell · September 14, 2026
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has welcomed the defeat of a bill to legalize assisted suicide.
Quinton Amundson · September 14, 2026
The Help Not Harm Act is slated for a second hour of debate Sept. 23, the third day of the fall parliamentary session. And if current scheduling remains intact, Bill C-218 will undergo its pivotal second reading vote in the House of Commons Oct. 7.
Quinton Amundson · August 24, 2026
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen has learned that many Canadians remain unaware of the scheduled March 17, 2027, expansion of euthanasia access to individuals solely experiencing mental illness and a joint parliamentary committee’s recommendation to hit pause indefinitely.
Terry O'Neill · August 5, 2026
The failure of provincial health authorities to enforce MAiD safeguards has led a leading critic of assisted suicide to call for an independent national watchdog.
Quinton Amundson · August 2, 2026
Alicia Duncan wants the world to know, through her new book, that her late mother, Donna, was, for many years, a woman of “unflinching positivity” and a great deal of fun.
Kimberley Heatherington · July 29, 2026
The bright orange and white signs told the story of the protesters holding them outside the United Nations: "We deserve care — not suicide."
New York passes assisted dying law
Kate Scanlon · July 21, 2026
Four orders of women religious and Catholic health-care ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Caroline de Sury · July 16, 2026
France's bishops are strongly criticizing a "radical choice" made by French lawmakers to legalize "assisted dying."
Terry O'Neill · July 7, 2026
An internal B.C. government document obtained by Canadian Catholic News through a freedom of information request shows doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists in the province made thousands of errors in managing euthanasia in 2024.
