iPolitics AM: Liberals set to shut down debate on Senate rewrite of proposed changes to MAiD access laws – iPolitics
After failing to forge an all-party cross-aisle consensus to fast-track debate on the Senate-initiated rewrite of its proposal to change the laws on access to medical assistance on dying, the minority Liberal government has laid the procedural groundwork to shut down the discussion as early as this afternoon.
Earlier this week, the government served notice that it was prepared to invoke closure on the motion setting out its recommended response to the amendments made by the Senate — which would have the House accept some of the suggested changes, but reject others, including a provision that would allow for advance consent — and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has made it clear that his party is ready to back the move, which is expected to take place after question period.
What’s not clear, however, is whether the motion will make it to a vote before the Commons powers down for a week-long constituency break, which could delay its return to the Senate docket — and, as a result, effectively put the debate on pause until MPs return later this month.
