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House Hansard - 205

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 205 - Jun/2/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
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Madam Speaker, today I want to mark the recent opening of the new addition to the Sercan palliative care centre in Saint‑Eustache in my riding. Since the expansion was completed, 12 beautiful, large, peaceful and warm private rooms have been accessible free of charge to people nearing the end of their lives. Since 2005, more than 1,000 individuals have received end-of-life care at Maison Sercan. In addition to the palliative care home, Sercan offers help and support following a cancer diagnosis or the loss of a loved one. Hundreds of times a year, dedicated volunteers provide medical transport to people diagnosed with cancer. As a not-for-profit organization that gets only 50% of its funding from the government, Sercan could not operate without these volunteers and donations from the community. If we judge a society by the way it treats its seniors, then I stand before the Chair filled with hope and pride. Congratulations, Sercan.
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