Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes, geography is a challenge for Canada, of course, because many people live in very remote communities. Some people expressed concerns that these people living in remote communities would not have fair access to physician-assisted death. This is what brought some experts to s

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I don't think it should be assumed that there shouldn't be provincial legislation. Medical aid in dying, or physician-assisted death, is related to both criminal law and health. With regard to health, a certain part of Canada has said that it is a matter that is under co-shared j

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Yes. Thank you very much. What I will say comes from the 15,000 people who answered the questionnaire and also from the consultations we had all over Canada. As you know, we met many experts, groups, associations, and so on. There is a concern, expressed by many people, about t

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  —because of course due respect for the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada is necessary in this case.

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you for the question. You are right to point out that physician-assisted dying may require a number of interventions from the Government of Canada. I want to emphasize that, whatever the Government of Canada's interventions may be, it is obviously desirable for the provinc

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  I will do my best to summarize the rest of my presentation, Mr. Chair. I want to point out that autonomy is one of the core values outlined in the Carter decision. As for vulnerability, it is, of course, a complex and subtle concept. Although the term “vulnerable populations” h

Physician-Assisted Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Honourable members, thank you for the invitation to appear before you to discuss this extremely important topic. Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members of this committee, for the invitation to appear before you on this most important issue. I will be