Health committee  Most often, and very logically so, their sterilization coincided with the birth of their last child, and so usually, they know when it happened. Further to that, they don't always remember the name of the doctor. Frankly, I don't remember the name of my doctor, and that was just

Health committee  If they have access to their medical records, that's probably helpful to jog their memory. I can say, though, that I think when you submit documentation to obtain a birth certificate, you have to.... Vital statistics would have information with respect to the delivering doctor. T

Health committee  I've heard from a woman whose daughter has since passed, but it happened to her, her daughter and her mother. That's the time span I'll put out there. It's intergenerational, from what we have heard. The earliest occurrence, I think, that I heard was from a woman in her seventie

Health committee  You were at his wife's birth?

Health committee  There ought not to be.

Health committee  Thank you for that question. They tearfully apologized in the summer of 2017 for the experiences of the women—to their faces, who were present during that apology—and said that they would change their policy.

Health committee  It was an apology resulting from an independent investigation and an external report authored by Dr. Judith Bartlett and now Senator Yvonne Boyer, which found that there was pervasive systemic racism in the health care system. I think the apology is still available online. The S

Health committee  It was to women who had been sterilized without their consent.

Health committee  Absolutely. If my client so instructs, I would do that immediately.

Health committee  Always.

Health committee  I can say that most of the women I've spoken to are strong advocates for specific criminalization, and one in particular has had the courage to tell her story to police. That took some time, and some identification, with respect to the right person to hear her out.

Health committee  I've heard of two.

Health committee  I'm not privy to the details of their investigation, but I can say that because some of these occurrences happened in the past, it's very difficult to acquire the proper documentation to examine the allegations. For those that are more recent, perhaps not so much.

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  In 99% of cases, yes.