moved for leave to introduce Bill C-582, An Act to establish the Canadian Commission on Physician-Assisted Death.
Mr. Speaker, given the profound impact the bill just introduced would have, amending the Criminal Code to allow for physician-assisted death, it is felt that an act to establish the Canadian commission on physician-assisted death would allow for the collection of data such as vital statistics including sex, education, and types of illnesses that would fall under the previous bill. It would also create a commission that could provide suggestions and recommendations to the government or to colleges of physicians and surgeons as time goes on.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)