Justice committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Thériault. It is extremely important and you are quite right. Conscientious objection is a personal value that a caregiver cannot impose on sick people, let alone vulnerable sick people. Therefore, all colleges of physicians in Canada require the

Justice committee  All medical schools, at least those I know well, in Quebec, have seen great improvements in recent years in terms of medical assistance in dying. Increasingly, students are becoming aware of this legitimate choice available to patients and I can confirm, since I am with these st

Justice committee  Thank you, Ms. Findlay. These physicians represent fewer than 1% of the physicians in Canada. There is a world of difference between doctors who are at the bedside of the patients asking for medical assistance in dying, who are involved, who are committed, who know what they are

Justice committee  Thank you. In a few words, suffering is only one of the criteria. There are several others, including the ability to consent, all of which must be considered and evaluated very rigorously. Even if a patient has difficulties speaking, we cannot circumvent the last criterion or

Justice committee  Thank you for asking that very important question. When we talk about obstruction, we are talking about people who have signed a perfectly legitimate request for medical assistance in dying, but then someone just puts it in the garbage or on a shelf and waits for the patient to

Justice committee  Thank you. You should know that, in Quebec, all publicly funded institutions are required to provide medical assistance in dying. Only palliative care facilities, or hospices, had the option of not providing it. There are 34 of them. Since the legislation came into effect, half

Justice committee  Would it be possible to translate the question to make sure I've understood it correctly?

Justice committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Lewis. It's important to be very careful when citing studies from other countries. The Netherlands is a different jurisdiction, a different society. Just because a study shows something doesn't mean that it's true and can be trusted. The coercio

Justice committee  Thank you for the question. It is often presented as a choice between MAID and resources for vulnerable or marginalized groups. It isn't a choice between the two, but rather a choice to help marginalized groups and give them all the care and resources they need. This doesn't pre

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. First of all, I would like to thank the committee for its invitation to share my experience with its members. I have been a family and palliative care physician for 35 years, and I'm a clinical professor. I also acted as a medical expert in med