1. Title of Resolution:

Medical Assistance in Dying for Individuals Whose Sole Underlying Medical Condition is a Psychiatric Condition

2. Estimated cost of implementation to CBA:

(Including the amount of any increase in budget requirements, any potential savings, and the amount of staff time to implement the resolution) Note: National Office staff can assist in calculating implementation cost.

CBA staff time to support related advocacy efforts, such as meetings with government officials and other stakeholders, can be implemented in current budgetary allocation.

3. Contact person who can assist the Board of Directors to implement the Resolution:

Name: Garifalia Milousis
Firm name: The Acacia Group, Ottawa
Telephone: (647) 978-5433 
E-mail: garifalia.milousis@gmail.com

4. Implementation Calendar

(List steps to be taken by the CBA to implement the Resolution and suggested dates for completion of each step)

Ongoing: future CBA submission on medical assistance in dying will reflect this resolution.

Within 1 year—by January 2025: CBA make submissions to federal provincial and territorial bodies calling on them to prioritize facilitating the advancement, accessibility, and funding of mental health care supports

5. Indicator of Success

(The practical result which, if achieved, will show that the Resolution has been successfully implemented by the CBA.)

Indicators of success will include:

Future CBA submissions on medical assistance in dying will reflect this resolution.

The CBA will make submissions regarding the advancement, accessibility, and funding of mental health care supports.

6. Any information not appearing on the face of the Resolution to inform the deliberations:

(Attach or link to any background papers or other documentation in addition to this form which should be submitted to the Annual Meeting with the Resolution. Attach or link to documentation in both French and English, where it exists in both official languages.)

Carter v Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 331

Canada (Attorney General) v. E.F., 2016 ABCA 155

CBA Resolution 16-03-A, Medical Assistance in Dying and Psychiatric Conditions

CBA Resolution 15-01-A, Physician-Assisted Dying

CBA Resolution 15-02-M, Clarifying Law About End of Life Decision-Making

Council of Canadian Academies, 2018. The State of Knowledge on Medical Assistance in Dying Where a Mental Disorder Is the Sole Underlying Medical Condition. Ottawa (ON): The Expert Panel Working Group on MAID Where a Mental Disorder Is the Sole Underlying Medical Condition.

Law Professors’ Letter to Cabinet (February 1, 2023)

Isabel Grant, “Legislated Ableism: Bill C-7 and the Rapid Expansion of MAiD in Canada” (2023)[forthcoming] McGill JL & Health.

Expert Advisory Group on MAiD (2020), Canada at a Crossroads: Recommendations on Medical Assistance in Dying and Persons with a Mental Disorder – An Evidence-based Critique of the Halifax Group IRPP Report, Toronto (ON)

7. (i) Person moving Resolution:

Will be present at Annual Meeting: Yes ☒ | No ☐

Name: Garifalia Milousis
Firm name: The Acacia Group, Ottawa
Telephone: (647) 978-5433 
E-mail: garifalia.milousis@gmail.com

7. (ii) Person seconding Resolution:

Will be present at Annual Meeting: Yes ☒ | No ☐

Name: Kerri Froc
Firm name: University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Telephone: (506) 453-4726
E-mail: k_froc@hotmail.com; kerri.froc@unb.ca

7. (iii) Branch, Section, Committee or Subcommittee sponsoring resolution, if any:

none

8. Branches, Sections, Committees or Subcommittees directly affected by implementation of this resolution:

CBA and Branch Constitutional & Human Rights Law Section; CBA and Branch Health Law Section; CBA End of Life Working Group