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Louise Chabot

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of the panel of chairs for the legislative committees
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Thérèse-De Blainville
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $122,743.44

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Context: House Hansard - 281 - Feb/13/24
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/13/24 12:49:22 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is wisdom in life, in our decisions, but fear should never dictate our actions. I do not want use the word “chaos”, but I think we need to recognize all the work that has been done on this file. Today's bill adds a three-year delay to the inevitable question that arises when mental health comes into play. It seems to me that re-establishing the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying and giving it an extra year to do a more in-depth study might have been a better solution. This is just going to postpone suffering. Psychological suffering exists. Some people who have it talk about cancer of the mind. That is also a reality. That said, it is 2024. Much progress has been made, such as being able to make an advance request for MAID for certain illnesses. Why has the progress made at the special joint committee not been moving forward? Can my colleague tell us why—
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