Justin Trudeau and Sean Kilpatrick Highlights

Peter Hogg: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the medically assisted dying bill is an appropriate balance between defending the rights and freedoms of Canadians while protecting the most vulnerable, according to Brandon Sun. However, Canada foremost constitutional authority has predicted it would be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Highlights from the news file for Monday, June 6:__The Trudeau government doubled down Monday in defence of its proposed new law on medically assisted dying. Peter Hogg said Bill C-14 is inconsistent with last year landmark Carter decision, which struck down the ban on assisted dying as a violation of the charter right to life, liberty and security of the person. That deadline arrived Monday, with C-14 still under examination by independent-minded senators.__ A grassroots effort is underway to persuade longtime Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to run for the Tory leadership. The court suspended its ruling for a year — and later extended the deadline by four months — to give the federal government time to respond with a new law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.