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House Hansard - 281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Feb/13/24 3:31:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am listening carefully to the hon. member for Winnipeg North and putting myself in his shoes. There have been procedural delays for months. I picture the hon. member for Winnipeg North a few months ago, demonstrating leadership by making a fuss in the Liberal lobby. I imagine him doing everything in his power to avoid having to impose this kind of last-minute closure motion again, preventing members from getting a chance to be heard. My question is as follows. What has he been doing for the last six months? Why is his government again waiting until the last minute to introduce this other bill? Where is the Liberal leadership on this issue?
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Feb/13/24 4:16:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech, and especially the bits in French. However, I am still amazed to learn that during the course of this debate, which is not that old, the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying agreed on recommendations. These recommendations are found in the Bloc Québécois amendment we are debating today. I believe this amendment is very simple. It mentions that the bill “take into account provincial medical assistance in dying frameworks for advance requests from persons who have an illness that could deprive them of the capacity to consent to care”. I think this is just common sense. Can we not vote on this amendment first and then make some progress so that people who need it can have access to medical assistance in dying in a free and informed manner?
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Feb/13/24 7:07:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for ruling the amendment in order. The Bloc Québécois used this wording in order to recognize the fact that Quebec is a leader in this area, as proven by the unanimous motion recently adopted by the National Assembly. With this amendment, the Bloc Québécois wants to be able to move things along in Quebec. Does my colleague care about the will of Quebec, whose values are quite different from those defended by the Conservatives? Consequently, if the Conservative Party takes power within three years—which, according to the polls, is not impossible—do they intend to scrap the bill at the end of those three years?
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