The decision followed a news conference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said he was holding out hope the bill would be passed in time. Senators gave the controversial legislation, known as Bill C-14, second reading and approval in principle on Friday and sent it to the Senate committee on legal and constitutional affairs. ( John Woods / THE CANADIAN PRESS )OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed optimism till the final hours, but there is now no way the government can enact doctor-assisted dying legislation before the Supreme Court of Canada’s deadline on Monday. Article Continued BelowStill, only a short while earlier, Trudeau had said he still hoped the bill would make it through in time. “I think any objective observer would say the Senate is being both deliberate and expeditious,” Harder said Friday.

Source: thestar June 03, 2016 20:39 UTC