Banning unprompted assisted dying talks

C-260 Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying — protection against coercion)

Bans certain people from bringing up medically assisted dying with anyone who has not asked to discuss it.

What Bill C-260 would do

The bill would amend the Criminal Code to make it an offence for certain people, in certain situations, to bring up the topic of medically assisted dying with someone who has not asked to discuss it. The published material gives no further detail.

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Official summary

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence for certain persons in certain circumstances to initiate a discussion with a person about the availability to them of medical assistance in dying, knowing that they have not specifically requested to have such a discussion.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind: Private member's bill
Sponsor: Garnett Genuis, Member of Parliament (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan)
Introduced: February 5 in the House of Commons
Last activity: April 29

Where it stands

ProposedFeb 5
Being debatedsince Feb 5
Almost law
Law

First debate in the House: 1 day so far

First reading in the House done February 5

Before the House on 1 sitting day, February 5
Second reading in the House now

Before the House on 1 sitting day, April 29 · 1 debate here
Committee in the House not yet
Report stage in the House not yet
Third reading in the House not yet
First reading in the Senate not yet
Second reading in the Senate not yet
Third reading in the Senate not yet
Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: At second reading in the House of Commons · since February 5, 2026.

House
1. First reading in the House: done, 2026-02-05
2. Second reading in the House: current stage
3. Committee in the House: not yet reached
4. Report stage in the House: not yet reached
5. Third reading in the House: not yet reached
Senate
1. First reading in the Senate: not yet reached
2. Second reading in the Senate: not yet reached
3. Third reading in the Senate: not yet reached
Royal assent
1. Royal assent: not yet reached

Debates in the House 1

Members who spoke: Conservative 3 Liberal 2 Bloc Québécois 1

Second reading 1

Preventing Coercion of Persons Not Seeking Medical Assistance in Dying Act

2026-04-29 · Sitting 113 · 12 statements · 12 graded
6 members spoke
- Garnett Genuis Conservative A– statement 1, graded A–A statement 2, graded A A statement 3, graded A B statement 4, graded B
- Sean Casey Liberal B+ statement 1, graded B+B+ statement 2, graded B+
- Marie-Hélène Gaudreau Bloc Québécois A– statement 1, graded A–A statement 2, graded A A– statement 3, graded A–
- Kelly McCauley Conservative C+ statement 1, graded C+
- Blake Richards Conservative A– statement 1, graded A–
- Kevin Lamoureux Liberal C+ statement 1, graded C+

Also raised in 4

Question Period, members' statements and other debates where the bill came up.

Show 4

Routine Proceedings

2026-05-29 · Routine Proceedings · named 3 times
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

2026-05-25 · ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS · named 3 times
Petitions

2026-04-28 · Routine Proceedings · named 3 times
Petitions

2026-04-23 · Routine Proceedings · named 4 times

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