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Not one more: Charlie Angus, advocates set sights on suicide prevention strategy with M-174

Quebec is a world leader in suicide prevention, said academic Jack Hicks, but Canada is one of the only developed countries without a national suicide prevention strategy.

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June 4, 2018

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Assisted death for mental illness as a sole underlying cause will become legal in Canada on March 17. Bill C-39, currently at the Senate, would extend that by one year without making any other changes to the pending law.

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Honestly labeling alcohol products and focusing on suicide prevention efforts are simple actions that can be taken to improve health outcomes in Canada.