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Joël Lightbound

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Louis-Hébert
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $113,755.58

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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Mr. Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Lib.)
  • Feb/13/24 10:04:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-62 
Mr. Speaker, I apologize to the parliamentary secretary. He is used to this, but I think he can make room for others. I fully agree with my colleague on many things. We need more mental health resources and more access to care. There are several socio-economic factors that can exacerbate mental illness. As far as today's bill is concerned, I would like us to look at things from another angle. Let us look at the genesis of what brought us to include mental illness as grounds to request medical assistance in dying. It came from a Senate amendment that, in my opinion, should not have been accepted by the government. I do not want to make any assumptions, but we are hearing rumours that senators might try to block what could be the will of the House to delay this for three years, as Bill C‑62 seeks to do. What is my colleague's opinion about the role the Senate should play with respect to the House, whose members are duly elected to make decisions?
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