Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, to the other point that was raised, this is an incredibly difficult and complex piece of legislation. We on this side of the House have the utmost respect for the Supreme Court of Canada. It has ruled in the Carter case. It is not a question of if legislation, or a f

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is incredibly important that we meet the June 6 deadline of the Supreme Court of Canada. The object of this piece of legislation is to ensure that we balance personal autonomy and provide protection to the vulnerable. If we do not have legislation in place as of

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, again I would agree with my hon. colleague across the way about the substantive nature of this discussion. That is why we offered unlimited debate, and the members opposite stood in their place to limit the debate. We need to ensure that we have substantive discussi

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I did, in fact, stand in the House and say that we needed to comply with the Supreme Court's June 6 deadline. Some 84 members spoke during 21 hours of debate on this legislation. We need to ensure that everybody who wants to speak has that opportunity provided to the

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I recognize that my friend across the way had the opportunity to speak twice with respect to this debate. I am in no way diminishing the substance of this fundamentally important issue. This is a transformative discussion that we are engaged in and one that Canadia

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, we have heard from every member in the House who wanted to speak. I would ask the member across the way why his party stopped debate.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I acknowledge my colleague across the way for her questions and concerns. Certainly, we are speaking about time allocation. I would share my colleague's discussion and prominence in terms of putting democracy and participatory democracy at the front of everything tha

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in this matter. We must respond to the Supreme Court's decision. The deadline is June 6. I recognize and respect the incredible amount of work that has taken place in the province of Quebec with respect to bringing into force its

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, as I indicated, this is an incredibly difficult and sensitive issue. It is imperative that we meet our responsibilities as parliamentarians and put in this complex regulatory regime by the Supreme Court's deadline of June 6. It would be irresponsible if we did not pu

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, we have had substantive discussion in this House. About 84 members of Parliament have spoken to this. Some Conservative members have actually spoken more than once with respect to this important discussion. I look forward to ensuring that this substantive piece of l

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, it is an incredible pleasure to have the member back in the chamber, and I thank him for the question. As he quite rightly pointed out, when we formed government, we recognized that there had not been substantive discussions on this really important issue. The Sup

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand to speak about this. We recognize that the Supreme Court of Canada has put in place a deadline of June 6. We respect the Supreme Court of Canada in terms of responding to the Carter decision and have put forward Bill C-14 to do just that. There

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague across the aisle about the sensitive nature, the deeply emotional, and complex realities in our consideration of Bill C-14. Putting in place a medical assistance in dying regime in our country is transformative. It is a paradigm shift. Ther

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I recognize the importance of this piece of legislation. Knowing and ensuring that we need to comply with the Supreme Court of Canada's decision on June 6, parliamentarians have an obligation to do so. The hon. member's party stood in the way of having unlimited deb

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague across the way for his work on the special joint committee and certainly for his speech today. I appreciate the discussion around conscience rights of medical practitioners and institutions. I wonder if my friend has any com