The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has rejected a Toronto woman’s request for an exemption from federal law that would have allowed her to apply for medical assistance in dying (MAID) solely on the basis of mental illness.
Justice Carissima Mathen dismissed the motion this week, which was filed in May by 49-year-old Claire Brosseau.
Mathen also ordered the Attorney General to respond more quickly to a separate 2024 Charter challenge seeking to overturn the exclusion of people whose sole underlying condition is mental illness from MAID eligibility. The challenge was filed by Brosseau, Dr. Patricia Smith, and Dying With Dignity Canada….