Justice committee  I think we have to remember that it's the whole package, to put it into context. By removing that, it doesn't mean that you throw everything else out. There are other criteria that a person does still need to go through, and that I, as a practitioner, need to think about. I'm als

Justice committee  The answer to the first question is, yes, I would be comfortable. We all know that there are a lot of dangerous drugs in our communities. There are always risks, no matter what situation you're in. I do believe that, if someone had come to me to ask for assistance and the appropr

Justice committee  I think you would certainly do your best to educate and have family agreement or whatever comes into play. But having said that, we allow people to provide palliative care for family members at home and apply very potent Fentanyl patches, and we teach how to discard those Fentany

Justice committee  The short answer is yes.

Justice committee  My colleagues and I believe that the 16-year-old with the brain tumour would suffer just as much as a 36-year-old, a 56-year-old, or a 70-year-old. Their prognosis is exactly the same once it gets to that irremediable point. Even though we're saying in this bill that nobody under

Justice committee  The scope of practice of nurse practitioners across the country is very similar. We do have a strong education program that would certainly enable nurse practitioners across the country to be able to assist with medical assisted dying—to enact it, I guess, if that's the word. Th

Justice committee  Yes. I believe it is important to have that same process across the country.

Justice committee  My name is Maureen Klenk and I represent the Canadian Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. I am proud to be a nurse practitioner. I believe I may be the only nurse practitioner who will be presenting to you. I would like to forward three concerns. First, although Bill C-14