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House Hansard - 277

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Feb/7/24 2:32:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I pointed out, the issue of advance requests was raised a number of years ago and has been identified as one of the important but difficult discussions we need to have as a society. Could someone make an advance request to receive medical assistance in dying if their condition reaches a certain point, even if they are unable to consent to it? This is a difficult and important issue. I welcome Quebec's debates on the issue. We are going to pursue our discussions on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Ms. Julie Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth, Lib.)
  • Feb/7/24 4:59:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I will be presenting two petitions. The first is from members of my community who wanted to express their opinions with respect to medical assistance in dying.
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Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Feb/7/24 5:32:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-7 
Madam Speaker, we need to have a reminder of why we are in the situation we are in. I was here in the 43rd Parliament when Bill C-7 was being debated. I remember very clearly the government's original charter statement, which included its rationale for excluding mental disorder as a sole underlying medical condition. I thought the charter statement was quite reasonable. However, we are in this situation because, when Bill C-7 went to the Senate, for some inexplicable reason, at the eleventh hour, the government did a complete 180° and accepted the Senate amendment. It changed the law before the hard work had been done. I have been a member of the special joint committee from the get-go, and on that committee, we feel like we have been playing a game of catch-up ever since, having to do the work racing against an arbitrary timeline. That is why we have see letters from seven out of the 10 provinces and all three territories asking for an indefinite pause. I hope the minister and the Liberal government can take responsibility for putting Parliament in this position. I would also like the minister to comment on the fact that there are so many populations, whether they are in rural or remote communities or urban centres, that simply cannot get the mental health care they need. When is her government going to step up to the plate and start servicing communities such as those in Cowichan—Malahat—Langford along with with those from coast to cost to coast? That is a huge problem that really needs to be addressed before we entertain any kind of a change to the law.
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