The Public Health Act requires Dr. Roussin to obtain Health Minister Cameron Friesen's approval before taking measures to protect the health and safety of Manitobans.
The federal government maintains that denying Canadians with debilitating mental illnesses the right to medically assisted death is simply a matter of continuing a prohibition that already exists in the law.
Once he meets with retail and business sectors, the guidance will be released on how best stores can manage public health rules allowing for no more than groups of 10.
