Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's my honour to appear before you today. I am Dr. Ann Collins. Over the past three decades in practising medicine, I have taught family medicine, run a family practice, served with the Canadian Armed Forces and worked in nursing home care. Today, in my

Justice committee  The Canadian Medical Association feels it is important for all of us and for parliamentarians to consider the concerns and to respect the needs of vulnerable populations. We feel that safeguards should ensure that there's no undue influence on any patient, either those seeking MA

Justice committee  Fundamentally, the CMA supports maintaining the balance between three equally legitimate considerations: respecting decisional autonomy for those eligible Canadians who are seeking access, protecting vulnerable persons through careful attention to safeguards and creating an envir

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I will just say briefly that the Canadian Medical Association looks forward to working together and providing what input and support we can for a parliamentary review on these very complex issues.

Justice committee  Our comment is around the language that is used in the bill. It is a problem in that it does potentially stigmatize those living with mental illness. We recognize that this is another complex issue that will continue to be dealt with as we move through these legislative processes

Justice committee  This is one of the areas in which there is no consensus when we survey our physician members. It is an area that I believe reflects what is heard at other tables. It is an area that requires further clarity and further review.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's my honour to appear before you today. My name is Dr. Ann Collins. In a three-decade career, I have taught family medicine, run a full-time practice, served with the Canadian Armed Forces and worked in nursing home care. Today, as president of the Canad

Health committee  Thank you very much for the question. First, I am here representing the 80,000 members of the Canadian Medical Association, who have been on the front line tirelessly for the last nine months. I want to thank them and acknowledge their service and commitment. I also want to e

Health committee  We support investments that have been made to support mental health in the past, and investments that have been made to support what's happening now in the pandemic and what's been happening since March. Our need today is to emphasize—regardless of what's been done in the past—

Health committee  That is a critical point in terms of those health care providers and all those who work alongside them. Again, it's to have enhanced services within provinces, within those areas, to target the type of support those providers need. We need those people to be in good shape; we ne

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's my honour to appear before you today. My name is Dr. Ann Collins. I am a retired family physician. I taught family medicine. I ran a full-time practice. I've served with the Canadian Armed Forces, and I've worked in nursing home care. Just yesterday, I

Health committee  Through you, Mr. Chair, we commend the government for the added $4 billion directed to address the backlog and the million dollars for vaccine delivery. We are not yet fully aware of what the impact of this pandemic will be on backlogs. We know that there have been incredible inc

Health committee  Thank you for your question. I'll ask my colleague, Dr. Abdo Shabah to answer it.

Health committee  Through you, Mr. Chair, I'm afraid I'll have to defer to legal experts who would be in a better position to address Mr. Davies' question. I do, however, want to commend the federal and provincial leaders who have signalled their intention to support the crisis in Ontario by encou

Health committee  Primary care is clearly the front door to the health care system, and as I've stated earlier, we don't know the full impact the pandemic has had with respect to wait times, and so on, but we know that those Canadians who do not have a family doctor are going to have a much harder