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Pandemic risk is climbing to new highs as post-COVID reform momentum stalls, outpaced by accelerating climate pressures, declining health aid, and eroding public trust. Escalating pandemic risks are outpacing international readiness as the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) completes its eight-year mandate. The board demands an urgent shift from technical fixes to sustained political commitment and independent oversight, laying out a five-pillar blueprint to translate technical evidence into intergovernmental action.

7 October 2026Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporterReutersMinister of Justice Sean Fraser also announced plans to allow for advanced consent to the programme Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of consensus on who would be eligible. It comes after a parliamentary panel earlier this year recommended that medically assisted dying - known as Maid in Canada - should not be expanded. On Wednesday, Canada's justice minister, Sean Fraser, said that "while there is not a perfect consensus on this issue, we believe this is the correct approach at this particular time". Supporters of extending the programme to those with mental illness alone argue that not doing so violates their constitutional rights and access to medical care. A federal case remains before the courts challenging the government's earlier decision to delay access to Maid for people with mental illness. Fraser acknowledged this is an issue that the Supreme Court could weigh on in the future.

PoliticsJustice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will announce its planned path forward for medical assistance in dying on Wednesday. Committee recommended against expanding MAID to those solely suffering from mental illnessDarren Major · CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2026 4:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 6Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Minister of Justice Sean Fraser, seen last month, says the government's plan for assisted dying in Canada will be announced on Wednesday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the Liberal government will announce its planned path forward for medical assistance in dying on Wednesday. The government has yet to say how it will proceed after a special parliamentary committee released a report in June recommending that the federal government "indefinitely exclude" people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness from applying for MAID.