Medical Assistance in Dying committee  When you decline to revive someone, you are still allowing them to die. Isn't that right?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Hoffman, I understand the right to self‑determination. I also understand that there are situations where people with mental illness can be assessed on a case‑by‑case basis. However, in terms of general policy, don't you think it would be more acceptabl

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. I'm done.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. Thank you, Stan. My question is for Ms. Hoffman. You referred to the fact that the health department report of the year 2020-21 will be released only after we have our report in, because we have a deadline coming this June. Is it possible for the department to send

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I assume that 95% of the report will be accurate, so you can have a big caveat on the first page, and we'll rely on the 95%. I'd like to ask you another question. The Quebec National Assembly is likely to pass an amendment to its law on the provision of health services to ban M

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. In December 2021, a special committee of the Quebec National Assembly recommended that MAID not be made accessible to people for mental illness alone. I know that's something the committee will have to decide on. We look forward to the report of the ad hoc committee o

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I was actually done asking my question.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is about advance directives. Surveys show that Canadians are strongly in favour of allowing advance directives, a measure recommended by the Senate as well as the 2016 joint committee. I am wondering whether the officials here today can tell us

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I agree totally. It's not a substantive motion. It's procedural. It doesn't need 48 hours' notice. I think there's consensus around the table and on the screen.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I so move.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That makes a lot of sense.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I was going to move to add, at the end of motion number 9, the words “it being understood that witnesses may participate virtually”. In this case, it would be understood that the witnesses may appear virtually.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  We should do five.