Agreed.
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.
Francine Lalonde Bloc
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Defeated, as of April 21, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to allow a medical practitioner, subject to certain conditions, to aid a person who is experiencing severe physical or mental pain without any prospect of relief or is suffering from a terminal illness to die with dignity once the person has expressed his or her free and informed consent to die.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-384s:
Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Peter Milliken
I am afraid the hon. members might have voted twice, we seem to have had this experience lately, and then they could have chosen. They could have voted yes and then voted no. We have had this happen in the House recently, as they might recall. However, in the circumstances, we will leave the vote as is, but their point of order has been duly noted on the record.
Steven Fletcher Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to be recorded as abstaining on this bill. The reason is I believe end of life issues need to be debated more in our country. I believe that life should be the first choice but not the only choice and that we have to ensure that resources and supports are provided to Canadians so that choice is free.
I believe, when all is said and done, the individual is ultimately responsible. I want to make this decision for myself, and if I cannot, I want my family to make the decision. I believe most Canadians, or many Canadians, feel the same. As William Henley said in his poem Invictus, “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul”.
Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Peter Milliken
It being 6:40 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.