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Hon. Ed Fast

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Abbotsford
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $146,571.88

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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23
Hon. Ed Fast
  • Feb/13/23 5:40:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-39 
Madam Speaker, not surprisingly, I totally agree with the member and his analysis of what has gone on. We have had the unelected, unaccountable senators plugging in a provision that has life-and-death consequences, and the government just rolled over when it came back to this place. That is an abdication. The fact that there are no safeguards in place is of grave concern. However, once those safeguards are in place, we should fully expect that over time the government is going to chip away at them so that it can expand the scope of this legislation even more.
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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23
Hon. Ed Fast
  • Feb/13/23 5:37:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-39 
Madam Speaker, this is humorous because of the expert panel my colleague referenced. When it had finished all of its work and finished hearing from all of the witnesses, what did it actually say? It did not come up with one safeguard. The panel said to do this on a case-by-case basis, that we do need safeguards and to just go ahead with the legislation as it is. That was the expert panel. There are no safeguards in place in Canada right now, none. That is why the government is asking for an extension of another year. However, even if there were safeguards in place, we have never had a debate in this House on the merits of including the mentally ill and mentally disordered within Canada's assisted suicide regime.
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