Canadians who had recovered from depression are urging MPs to vote against amendments to a bill that would expand access to medically assisted deaths for people suffering from mental illnesses. In a press conference co-hosted by Conservative MPs on Monday, witnesses expressed concerns about the Liberal government’s latest amendments to Bill C-7, which would allow people who are suffering solely from mental illnesses, but are not close to a “natural death,” to receive medical assistance in dying (MAiD). “This could mean Canadians whose sole condition is depression could be offered medical death. This is significant expansion beyond Bill C-7 as was debated by members of Parliament, as was studied in the Justice Committee, and as was ultimately passed in the House of Commons,” Conservative MP Rob Moore said in his opening remarks. Bill C-7 was introduced to bend the federal law into compliance with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court ruling that declared …