Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have three short questions for Dr. Coelho, and then one slightly longer one for Michelle Hewitt. Dr. Coelho, we have heard that many MAID providers are family physicians. I'm wondering if there is a consensus amongst family physicians that they

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  What if a family physician feels that in their conscience they shouldn't tell a patient about MAID? Do all family physicians think that every family physician must, at all times, tell patients about MAID being available?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I appreciate that. That's what I was asking, whether there was consensus on that. The second question, again, is on family physicians. Do they have consensus about MAID being provided to track one patients, as they currently are identified. Is there consensus amongst family phys

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Okay. So, you wouldn't know whether there's a consensus, or not a consensus, among family doctors about any aspect of the provision of MAID.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much. I appreciate your trying. Michelle Hewitt, I think that everyone on this committee would agree that poverty and any other social or economic factors should not be the driver for MAID. The expert committee report noted that persons with a disability who reque

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Dr. Gupta, earlier today we heard some inflammatory testimony that said MAID is actually a licence to kill. In your report you said that, if there's uncertainty in either capacity assessment or suicidality, the answer is no, you don't proceed wit

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for that. We've also heard testimony that may have created confusion in our minds. I've written this down because it's complicated. The testimony suggested that people who have been accepted for MAID for a mental illness—including those who are comorbid, who have a men

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you, Dr. Gupta, for your thoughtful and well-considered testimony. I noticed in the report that you made suggestions that will not only provide solid safeguards for individuals seeking MAID for solely a mental illness, but also for all people s

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for that. Specifically, it's fascinating that Senator Mégie, who is also a physician, homed in on the same three things that I'm going to ask you about right now: the national framework for protective oversight, the framework for case review, and the importance of the

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. Dr. Freeland, thank you very much for tackling this issue of who decides whether the suffering is intolerable. If I understand correctly, your perspective is that a competent person's own experience of suffering dictates what they choose to do. A psychiatrist needs

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I have a question for Dr. Black and then for Dr. Freeland. Let's follow the suicide rate discussion. Since Bill C-14 came into Canadian play, there has been lots and lots of public discussion about MAID in the media—all over the place in Canad

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Would it be safe to say then that all this public messaging around MAID has not led to increased suicides?