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Luc Thériault

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Montcalm
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $126,025.95

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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Luc Thériault (Montcalm, BQ)
  • Feb/13/24 2:38:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, medical assistance in dying is about freedom of choice. The role of the state is not to decide for the person who is suffering; it is to guarantee the conditions under which people can make a free and informed choice. If someone does not want medical assistance in dying, they can simply not ask for it. The National Assembly is unanimous: Quebec is ready. It has its own legislation. Will the federal government amend the Criminal Code to allow for advance requests for people who are suffering?
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Context: House Hansard - 277 - Feb/7/24
Mr. Luc Thériault
  • Feb/7/24 6:28:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-7 
Madam Speaker, that is an interesting question. I would like to point out to my colleague that the committee had very little time to assess whether the system was ready. We had two or three meetings to determine that and the deadline was ridiculous. However, many people came and told us that the system was ready. The Quebec National Assembly took a stand in 2021. Bill C‑7 was passed after that, after a lot of work had been done and brought to a halt in Quebec. The Quebec college of physicians said that it still needed a little more time. However, there is a big difference between needing a little more time to ensure that everything is done safely and properly and putting off indefinitely the need to deal with the suffering of people with serious mental disorders.
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