Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau introduced a motion in Parliament on Tuesday to strike a special committee to draft legislation for assisted suicide on the heels of a landmark Supreme Court decision.

In a unanimous decision earlier this month, Canada's top court struck down the ban on doctor-assisted suicide and gave the government one year to draft new laws.

With an October election looming, the Liberals say MPs need to get to work, proposing a special committee start work on the issue by March 11 and report back to the House of Commons with proposed legislation by July 31.

"The court provided a deadline. It is our joint responsibility to take it seriously, to act quickly, but thoughtfully, to live up to our shared responsibility as legislators," Trudeau said.

But the Tories say special committees review legislation -- they don't craft it.

Trudeau said a special committee is the best way to go forward, because it would be non-partisan and could consult with experts.

"This is what people expect of us," Trudeau said. "So when the government puts forward a piece of legislation, it will be informed by the views of experts and Canadians."

The Tories will oppose the motion, planning instead to launch their own "widespread consultations with Canadians," Bob Dechert, parliamentary secretary to the minister of justice, said.

"Our government appreciates the importance of this difficult issue," he said.

Decherty accused the Liberals of wanting to rush a complex process. He said the government will ask the Supreme Court for an extension on the deadline, if necessary.

"I don't think we should be rushed into doing something that's inappropriate," he said.

Vancouver Liberal MP Hedy Fry, a physician, scoffed at that suggestion.

"People cannot be waiting any longer in suffering and pain for us to make these kinds of decisions," she said.

Dechert later backed down, saying the government will meet the deadline.