Bill C-218

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)

Bill C-218 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Tamara Jansen

Conservative

Session: 45-1

Introduced: 2025-06-20

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Other Bills Numbered C-218

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 16 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)

Second reading (House)

44-1

An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (psychotherapy services)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

43-2

Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act

Law (royal assent given)

Law

43-1

Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act

Second reading (House)

42-1

Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

41-2

An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

41-1

An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

40-3

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

40-2

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

40-1

An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

39-2

Agricultural Supply Management Recognition and Promotion Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

39-1

Agricultural Supply Management Recognition and Promotion Act

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

38-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of expense of tools provided as a requirement of employment)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

37-3

An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

37-2

An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

37-1

An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act

Dead

Division Votes (1)

Division #52

Agreed To

2021-02-17T15:05:00

2nd reading of Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)

303Yea

15Nay

Vote by party

Liberal

144Y / 1N

Conservative

99Y / 13N

Bloc Québécois

29Y / 0N

NDP

24Y / 0N

Independent

4Y / 1N

Green Party

3Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (73)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-218.

Andrew Lawton2025-12-05

Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to rise and speak to Bill C-218. In less than a week, it will be 15 years since I almost lost my life to suicide. I overdosed. I was in the hospital for seven weeks. For much of it, I was on life support and had to be resuscitated …

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Aslam Rana2025-12-05

Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

…d friends, and the health care professionals who care for them. Today, as we begin consideration of Bill C-218, I want to speak to how we got here, what the bill proposes and some of the questions I have concerning this bill. Let me begin by briefly reviewing the path Parliament has taken over the last decade…

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Kelly Block2025-12-05

Petitions

Routine Proceedings

… and should not be offered medical assistance in dying. As such, they call on this House to support Bill C-218.

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Tamara Jansen2025-12-05

Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it is very clear that Bill C-218 is only about MAID for people with mental health issues solely. I would like to say that no member of the House denies that some Canadians suffer profoundly from mental illness. Their pain is real, a…

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Tamara Jansen2025-12-05

Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

…nites people from many backgrounds, right across the country. That is the coalition standing behind Bill C-218.

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Juanita Nathan2025-12-05

Criminal Code

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise today to speak to Bill C-218, which proposes further amendments to Canada's federal legal framework for medical assistance in dying. Specifically, this bill aims to indefinitely exclude those patients whose only health condition…

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Dave Epp2025-10-23

Petitions

Routine Proceedings

…n dying. Therefore, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the House to support Bill C-218, which would reverse the law extending eligibility for MAID to those suffering from mental illness.

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Tamara Jansen2025-06-20

Criminal Code

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). Mr. Speaker, imagine that someone's son or daughter has been battling depression for some time after losing their job or maybe due to…

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Mr. Gord Johns2024-06-17

Excise Tax Act

Private Members' Business

…n imagine, New Democrats are very much in support of this. My colleague from London—Fanshawe tabled Bill C-218, which would also remove GST from psychotherapy services, and the bill is currently outside of the order of precedence. Another of my NDP colleagues tabled a bill for the very same thing in 2017, so …

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Mr. Marc Dalton2024-06-04

Public Complaints and Review Commission Act

Government Orders

…oria seconded an amendment by the BQ member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert to delete the short title of Bill C-218.

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