44th Parl. 1st Sess.

February 13, 2024 10:00AM

Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24

Feb/13/24 10:20:59 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to give a two-part answer to that question. First, the Province of Quebec itself has said that it is not prepared to provide medical assistance in dying to people whose only medical condition is a mental disorder. Second, my colleague mentioned advance requests. That is another issue. I have tremendous respect for the crucial work that has already been done in Quebec on advance requests. However, Canada has only one Criminal Code, and there is a very good reason for that. Canadians deserve to have consistent standards and clarity about what is criminal and what is not criminal across the country. There is no quick way to safely allow an exception for Quebec on this issue at this time. The conversation does not end here, though. We are committed to working with Quebec to determine the next step. We have taken a cautious approach to medical assistance in dying from day one back in 2016. We will continue to proceed with caution on this issue for the whole country.

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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24

Hon. Arif Virani (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)

Feb/13/24 2:38:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have tremendous respect for the crucial work that Quebec has done on advance requests. Canada has one Criminal Code, and for good reason. Canadians deserve consistent standards and clarity about what is criminal. There is no quick way to safely allow an exception for Quebec on this issue. The conversation does not end here, though. We are committed to working with Quebec to determine the next steps.

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