Hon. Nancy Ruth at the Physician-Assisted Dying Committee

On January 18th, 2016. See this statement in context.

January 18th, 2016 / 3:05 p.m.

Senator, Ontario (Cluny), C

I have one last question and it's a charter question.

I spoke with a well-known constitutional lawyer who often appears before the Supreme Court and who mentally has issues. She said to me, “How dare you design a law that would exclude us who have mental illness? If you do so, I'm in court.” What's your response to that?

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