Senate passes assisted dying legislation

Canada has its first doctor-assisted dying law, after senators backed down from their fight against the House of Commons and passed the Liberal government’s historic bill. Globe and Mail June 17

Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould and Health Minister Jane Philpott, right, talk to reporters outside the House of Commons on May 31, 2016 in Ottawa. (FRED CHARTRAND/THE CANADIAN PRESS)