Feds halt plan to expand MAID to mental illness
Summary
The Liberal government suspends its plan to expand medical assistance in dying for mental illness, a move forced by a defeated Conservative private member's bill. Meanwhile, a Republican Senate candidate in Michigan breaks with President Trump, declaring the trade war with Canada must end amid plummeting support. The episode also analyzes the fragile minority Parti Québécois government in Quebec and its potential conflicts with Ottawa over sovereignty and immigration.
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Government pauses MAID expansion for mental illness
Panel debate on MAID legislation and advanced directives
Quebec's new PQ government and federal relations
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US Republicans distance from Trump's tariff war
Cleveland-Cliffs and Stelco investment dispute
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