Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My name is Richard Marceau. I am here on behalf of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, better known by its acronym, CIJA. CIJA is the advocacy agent of the Jewish Federations of Canada.
We have no comprehensive formula for dealing with all aspects of medical assistance in dying. We are not proposing an interpretation of Jewish religious law on this question.
We do not represent any particular denomination of our community. We do not claim to be presenting the uniform position of all Canadian Jews.
You might know the old saying, “Two Jews, three opinions.”
We believe, however, that our position accurately represents the key elements of agreement within the Jewish community on this extremely personal and controversial issue.