Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I'm sorry, I really wouldn't want to speculate.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Well—

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  There's only one, and that is the country of Colombia, which I mentioned in my opening remarks. In early 2015, the government promulgated a resolution to guide the practice of physician-assisted dying. What they foresee in that regulation is that there would be an interdisciplina

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I will do my best, but before I do, if I may note this, I forgot to mention in response to the previous question that the U.K. private member's bill I mentioned earlier had been amended by the U.K. Parliament when it was being studied by Parliament as a committee of the whole. Wh

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  This is one of those questions where I have to say that it is a matter of provincial-territorial law, so I can't claim any expertise. I am sure there are some differences in the modalities, in the technical details about what the form must look like, if there is a specific form t

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I would answer by saying there's nothing in the Supreme Court's ruling that addresses, from a constitutional perspective, whether Canadians have the right to make an advance directive for medical aid in dying that would be provided to them after they had lost their ability to say

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  From a criminal law point of view, it would be important to be clear on which are the criminal offences for which we will create an exemption. There is an offence; it's called aiding suicide. That doesn't necessarily mean that it wouldn't be possible or appropriate to coin a diff

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  There are definitely a number of other Criminal Code provisions that, on the periphery, may be implicated. There's another offence for administering a noxious substance. There are offences in relation to failing to meet one's duties to protect human life. However, I think the Sup

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes. Currently, the provinces and territories have legislation and policies in relation to the rights of physicians to refuse to partake in certain types of medical practices, so it is definitely something that the provinces and territories already are responsible for. There is a

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I think it is a good model, one that could give some indication to the other provinces and territories of all of the consequences and all the other legislation that will be affected by decisions on a law regarding physician-assisted dying. Moreover, certain aspects clearly fall u

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I may be able to add just a few more references to certain aspects of the Supreme Court's ruling that you might find interesting on this point. The only place in the Supreme Court's judgment where it talks about mental illness is in paragraph 111, where it says: Professor Mon

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  If I understood the question correctly, my answer is that Parliament may legislate as it sees fit, if justified.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  All the words that need a definition should be defined, yes, absolutely.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  There are a lot of words. And so the most pertinent ones have to be chosen, those that may be interpreted in various ways, that is to say narrowly or broadly. If the legislator has an opinion on the meaning he wishes to give those words, it is always better to be clear.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I don't know how to answer you, other than by repeating things I have already said. Even the Supreme Court observed that vulnerable persons were at risk in several ways. For instance, people could ask for physician-assisted dying because someone in their family pressured them to