Any changes would have to wait until the conclusion of a five-year parliamentary review about how the new regime is working, says Lametti. OTTAWA—Newly-named Justice Minister David Lametti says he “feels badly” for terminally ill patients who are not able to legally obtain medical assistance to die, but he will not push to change the law on informed consent before the next election. In an interview with the Star on Thursday, Lametti said he would not move to change the law now that he holds the job of Canada’s justice minister and attorney general. The bill also prohibits assisted dying for minors or those with mental illness. Lametti, 56, described himself as a “child of the Charter.”He said he told the prime minister the first justice minister he remembers as a child was Pierre Trudeau, the current prime minister’s father.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 21:56 UTC