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Justice  Mr. Speaker, medical assistance in dying is a deeply personal and complex choice. There is always a balance to be struck between an individual's autonomy and dignity, and the protection of the vulnerable. We have taken a cautious approach from the beginning. We owe it to Canadia

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I have tremendous respect for the crucial work that Quebec has done on advance requests. Canada has one Criminal Code, and for good reason. Canadians deserve consistent standards and clarity about what is criminal. There is no quick way to safely allow an exception

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the member for Louis‑Saint‑Laurent. I want to note two things. First, my colleague is absolutely right when he says that we must avoid partisanship when we are dealing with such a sensitive subject and where the consequences are so seri

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, what I can add to the conversation I just had with my colleague across the way is that we created expert panels to study several aspects of expanding medical assistance in dying. Experts conducted a study on advance requests. They found that it is extremely complex w

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his second contribution this morning, because it is very salient and very pointed. I would urge my Conservative colleagues to actually reconsider their presumed position with respect to this legislation and the need for passing it effi

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke for his contributions today and every day, particularly on the justice committee and on the joint mixed committee. I agree with him that this is probably the most challenging and personal issue that any of us has

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite, but I think his comments reflect something that was raised also by the member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner. Just to be clear for Canadians, if we do not proceed expeditiously in this chamber and in the Senate, the law will change on

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's remarks and his hard work on the special joint committee. I have several points to raise. The first one is that the bill addresses mental illness as the sole condition. The act requires that we deal with the issue before March 17, 2024.

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I would like to give a two-part answer to that question. First, the Province of Quebec itself has said that it is not prepared to provide medical assistance in dying to people whose only medical condition is a mental disorder. Second, my colleague mentioned advance

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I respect the member opposite, but I am going to take issue with some of the submissions he just made. It is precisely because of the contentious nature of what is at issue that we are ensuring, using every tool that we have, that the bill becomes law prior to March

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for her contributions today and every day in the chamber. She outlines exactly the balance that we are trying to craft, and have tried to craft since 2016, in response to the Carter decision. Those are basically two d

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her contributions, but reject the characterization. We indicated quite openly and publicly that we would not proceed with medical assistance in dying where mental illness is the sole underlying condition until after we had received the study

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I would say, quite candidly, that I agree with the member's supposition. When we are dealing with a matter of such compelling interest and such consequential interests that are at stake, with respect to a life-and-death situation involving medical assistance in dying

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Government Business No. 34—Proceedings on Bill C-62  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his contributions today and every day in this Chamber. The journey has been a detailed one, a responsible one and a prudent one. What we understand, as a government and as parliamentarians, is that mental illness causes suffering, and tha

February 13th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the targeting of children in this country is extremely troubling. It is depraved, and, frankly, as a parent I find it disgusting. What the member opposite is highlighting is a problem that absolutely requires a remedy. What we are proposing is comprehensive legislat

February 12th, 2024House debate

Arif ViraniLiberal