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On February 6, 2015, the Supreme of Court of Canada stuck down the ban on physician-assisted death. The unanimous ruling provided eligible patients the right to receive assistance in dying from a willing physician. The Court gave Parliament and the provincial legislatures a year to build a framework to govern the provision of physician-assisted death.

The Canadian Cancer Society released a report on palliative care in Canada.

Report calls for fundamental reform of relationship between Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

The Canadian Medical Association has created a set of principles and a draft framework spelling out specifics of how legalizing medical aid in dying could be implemented in Canada.

The CBA’s End-of-Life Working Group that has convened to study the legal and ethical issues surrounding end of life decisions, has wrapped up the consultation phase of its project.

The Canadian Bar Association introduced a free, comprehensive new tool to address an inherent knowledge gap on children’s rights in Canada. The CBA Child Rights Toolkit is designed to help lawyers, judges and other professionals advocate, adjudicate and make better decisions for children.