Medical Assistance in Dying Committee on April 13th, 2022

Evidence of meeting #2 for Medical Assistance in Dying in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was health.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Statutory Review of the Provisions of the Criminal Code Relating to Medical Assistance in Dying and their Application

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Joint Chair Hon. Yonah Martin, Senator, British Columbia, C

Abby Hoffman Senior Executive Advisor to the Deputy Minister, Department of Health

Jay Potter Acting Senior Counsel, Department of Justice

Marie-Françoise Mégie Senator, Quebec (Rougemont), ISG

Stanley Kutcher Senator, Nova Scotia, ISG

Pierre Dalphond Senator, Quebec (De Lorimier, PSG

Mausumi Banerjee Director, Office for Disability Issues, Employment and Social Development Canada

Jacquie Lemaire Senior Policy Advisor, End-of-Life Care Unit, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Health

Venetia Lawless Manager, End-of-Life Care Unit, Strategic Policy Branch, Department of Health

5:15 p.m.

Liberal

James Maloney Liberal Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON

I will move that.

5:15 p.m.

The Joint Chair Hon. Yonah Martin

Mr. Maloney moves that. Okay. That is carried.

Colleagues, thank you again. It was a three-hour session, but we all were able to keep to our time for the most part. We appreciate the work of the clerks behind the scenes to get us ready for today, and of all of our staff who took part as well.

Happy Easter and happy holidays to everyone. I know you're working hard during your constituency weeks as well.

Thank you. I declare this meeting adjourned.