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House Hansard - 281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 13, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Gord Johns
  • Feb/13/24 11:42:13 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague has done incredible work at the health committee and the AMAD committee. I really appreciate him for that. I hope that some day we will have an opportunity so that those with the sole underlying medical condition of mental disorder will have the ability to make that decision. However, we are so far away from parity, given that consecutive Liberal and Conservative federal governments have not prioritized mental health. We are also far behind other countries, including U.K. and France, when it comes to delivering parity with our mental and physical health care systems, and that needs to be addressed. With respect to the member's other question, absolutely I support that. The AMAD committee needs to put its next focus and amount of work around advance directives.
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Feb/13/24 12:32:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, persons with disabilities have been very vocal about the part of the legislation that we are talking about here today, specifically the expansion for persons with the sole underlying condition of mental illness. They also have concerns in general about other safeguards in order to protect the most vulnerable, people who cannot necessarily speak for themselves. It is a general concern that I hear from persons with disabilities.
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Feb/13/24 7:37:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Conservatives know that we cannot allow this bill to fail and thus stumble into a wild, unprepared territory where those whose sole underlying health condition is mental illness are permitted to access MAID, when it is so clear that the country is not ready for it.
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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mrs. Élisabeth Brière
  • Feb/13/24 9:18:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-62 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the great discussion that we had on this subject recently. I agree with him. That is what Bill C-62 is for. This is a very controversial subject. Like my other colleagues, I get letters from various institutions and groups that show that there are differing opinions in our society about people whose only underlying medical condition is mental illness. We need to make sure that everything is in place, including standards, tools and practitioner training, so that patients' eligibility is properly assessed and practitioners are comfortable applying this measure.
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