The professor also noted that a temporary exclusion from access to medical assistance in dying for MAID MD-SUMC constitutes a violation of sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and cannot be justified under section 1.
She refers, among other things, to Justice Sheehan’s decision in the Truchon case.
I will quote an excerpt:[…] the rights that are guaranteed must prevail over a legislative intent that could not be carried out within a reasonable time frame.
What she pointed out is that we are in a time frame that might seem unreasonable by constantly postponing the effective date of the law regarding medical assistance in dying.
What do you think?
Are we complying with section 1 of the charter by constantly postponing the decision?