Politics·NewThe federal government is asking for an extension on a looming court deadline requiring it to update the country’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law.Superior Court of Quebec ruling last year said current law is too restrictiveCBC News · Posted: Feb 17, 2020 4:40 PM ET | Last Updated: February 17Attorney General David Lametti asked the court for an extension on a looming court deadline requiring the government to update its medical assistance in dying law. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)The federal government is asking for an extension on a looming court deadline requiring it to update the country’s medical assistance in dying law. Attorney General David Lametti filed a motion asking for a four-month extension of the Superior Court of Quebec’s September 2019 Truchon ruling, which said the current law is too restrictive. The ruling gave the federal government six months to pass new legislation. “Following the successful completion of the government’s consultations on this important matter, we fully intend to introduce new medical assistance in dying legislation in the near future,” said Lametti in a joint statement with Health Minister Patty Hajdu. “An extension would give Parliament time to consider and enact proposed amendments.” The government just wrapped up a two-week consultation period last month that saw over 300,000 submissions.
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