SoVote

Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23

Feb/15/23 4:30:26 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-39

Mr. Speaker, my colleague said that people should not be induced to turn to medical assistance in dying in moments of weakness. I do not know where he is getting that from, but I just want to say that the expert panel's report on mental disorder makes no mention of that. When it comes to socio-economic determinants, which my colleague raised, the experts say that they need to be taken into account but that they are not part of the criteria for having access to medical assistance in dying. I am not sure what he is talking about, but one thing is certain. Members need to stop using scare tactics all the time. Basically, the Conservatives are against medical assistance in dying in every situation, not just in the case of mental disorder. Many of them are even opposed to it when a person is terminally ill and already dying. I would like to say to my colleague that, if he knows of any cases where a person has been induced to seek medical assistance in dying, then he must report them. The Criminal Code would apply, the police would intervene and those people would be brought to justice.

201 words

Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23

Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)

Feb/15/23 4:57:03 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-39

Mr. Speaker, I do not know where my colleague got the idea that MAID is the first option offered to veterans. Morally speaking, it is equally unacceptable to exploit veterans for ideological reasons, which is exactly what my colleague is doing. If people are offering MAID to veterans who are known to have a reversible condition, they should be reported to the police, taken to court, and put in jail, period.

72 words

Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23

Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)

Feb/15/23 6:07:45 p.m.
Watch
Re: Bill C-39

Madam Speaker, I invite my colleague to read the expert report, which clearly states that, when treatment exists, people are not automatically eligible for medical assistance in dying just because the treatment is hard to get. That is the shortcut the Conservatives have been taking since the start of this debate. Just because a person with depression asks for MAID does not necessarily mean they will get it. Just because someone somewhere is considering MAID because they are depressed does not mean they will have access to it. That is what they do not understand. There are assessors, providers, professionals whose job is to provide care for people whose condition is reversible. Is anyone here going to suggest that depression is irreversible? Our colleagues talked about the experiences of people who attempted suicide. In every case, the condition was reversible. In fact, some Conservative members even talked about their own experience. They are here to tell the tale. We have to see things clearly. There are 16 key recommendations that are worth reading. I invite them to read the report.

180 words