OTTAWA—Justice Minister David Lametti isn’t ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying at the Senate’s legal and constitutional affairs committee today, Lametti said a reference to the top court “is always an option.” But he says he’s never been convinced it’s the best option. Lametti says the government is aware that Bill C-7 could well be challenged as a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms—both by those who think it doesn’t go far enough and by those who think it goes too far. He says a constitutional reference would take time and he believes getting the bill passed is the fastest way to reduce suffering. Bill C-7 is intended to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court ruling that struck down a provision that allows only individuals …