Claire Brosseau

Last updated January 05, 2026

Claire Brosseau (born February 24, 1977) is Canadian actress, writer and stand-up comedian.^[1] In 2025, she became the center of an ongoing national debate in Canada regarding assisted dying for applicants suffering from mental illness.

Request and advocacy for assisted dying

According to Brosseau, she has been suffering from various mental illnesses since infancy. She claims to have tried different types of treatments over the years to no avail and to have repeatedly tried to end her life. As her condition deteriorated, she gradually became withdrawn from the world, ultimately never leaving her apartment while only seeing her parents and her sister occasionally. During this time, Brosseau had made her desire known tor receive a procedure of assisted dying.

While Brosseau sees her condition as incurable, it is a requirement for assisted dying in Canada that the condition causing the patient’s suffering is medically proven to be incurable. Brosseau's request has sparked a national debate regarding the definition of irremediability of mental Illness and the rights of people suffering from mental Illness to use assisted dying.

In 2021, Brosseau applied for Canada’s medical aid in dying (MAID) program, but was subsequently rejected on the grounds that she was physically healthy.^[2]

As of 2024, Dying With Dignity Canada, an advocacy organization, is arguing on her behalf in courts that the exclusion of people with mental illness from access to assisted death is discriminatory.^[3]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	Office Worker	Uncredited
2004	Phil the Alien	Michelle
2004	Geraldine's Fortune	Make-Up Girl
2006	My First Wedding	Susie
2008	A Previous Engagement	Jenny Reynolds
2008	Who Is KK Downey?	Scary Mary
2010	Peepers	The Cop Caller
2012	If I Were You	Regan
2016	Happily Ever After	Megan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Urban Myth Chillers	Stephanie	Episode: "À malin, malin et demi"
2006	Bethune	Evelyn	3 episodes
2006–2007	The Business	Drunk Chick / Rhonda Goldenblatt	5 episodes
2007	Framed for Murder	Charlie	Television film
2008	Girl's Best Friend	Erica
2008	A Woman's Rage	Jordan
2013	Satisfaction	Lady of the House	Episode: "The Internship, Relationship, Friendship"
2016	11.22.63	Charlene	Episode: "Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald"

References

↑ "NOW Magazine // Manbbatical". 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
↑ Etienne, Vanessa (January 2, 2026). "Actress, 48, Seeking Medical Aid in Dying After Decades of Mental Illness: 'It's Been Too Much'". People . Retrieved January 2, 2026.
↑ Nolen, Stephanie (December 30, 2025). "Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?". The New York Times . Retrieved January 4, 2026.

External links

Claire Brosseau at IMDb

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[1] "NOW Magazine // Manbbatical". 2011-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2022-09-22.

[2] Etienne, Vanessa (January 2, 2026). "Actress, 48, Seeking Medical Aid in Dying After Decades of Mental Illness: 'It's Been Too Much'". People . Retrieved January 2, 2026.

[3] Nolen, Stephanie (December 30, 2025). "Claire Brosseau Wants to Die. Will Canada Let Her?". The New York Times . Retrieved January 4, 2026.

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