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House Hansard - 281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 1:02:54 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a question for the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands—
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan
  • Feb/13/24 1:03:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I greatly appreciated the comments, just as I have all the discussions in this debate today. Going back to 2015, I too sat on the first joint committee to study medical assistance in dying. It was a difficult time for me as a new member. As a practising Catholic, I was profoundly touched by the issue, but I was able to understand, through expert testimony, that it is important for people to have choices. I would ask my hon. colleague, since I know she is also a person of faith, to talk about that. Even though we may personally have very strong values, is this not something on which Canadians deserve to have a choice?
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 1:18:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I listened to my colleague's speech, and I realized there was a lot of personal input and a lot of regard for the vulnerable. Does she not agree, as I had to come to accept that, regardless of my personal feelings, beliefs, values or the choices I would make for myself, and given the safeguards that were put in place with successive legislation, Canadians are deserving of having that choice for themselves?
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 1:33:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I listened to my colleague's speech, as I did with the previous speaker. I am curious, because there seems to be an introduction of partisan ideology in this discussion, which is not warranted. In fact, it was completely refuted by an earlier Conservative speaker, who I greatly appreciate, the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent. I will ask my colleague the same question that I have asked others. Regardless of our personal beliefs, values and how much we may not like the idea of medical assistance in dying, can we not accord other Canadians the same rights, the same choices and, indeed, how those choices will help those people have agency in their own lives? Can we not give them that same choice?
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