Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, senator. There is no problem in that regard. The only problem lies with the caregiver themself. You know that opponents of medical assistance in dying use the term "euthanasia" a lot, with contempt, saying that this is euthanasia. We have to go back to the Greek root

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Certainly, senator. In my brief, I refer to the position taken by the Collège des médecins du Québec, the experience of Belgium and the Netherlands, and the reports of experts in psychiatry who are proposing measures. I am thinking of the Association des médecins psychiatres du Q

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  We are all in agreement that palliative care must be offered everywhere and to everyone who needs it. No one is opposed to that. In my position, here in Quebec City, I hear the argument that medical assistance in dying has resulted in a reduction in funding allocated to palliati

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for the question, senator. This was an argument used by opponents of medical assistance in dying. In Quebec, we started talking about medical assistance in dying in 2009, when the government set up the Select Committee on Dying with Dignity, and continued until the Act

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for the question. In my brief, I propose very clear guidelines, that have an objective basis and adhere to the principle of self-determination and the choice made by the patient when they are still competent to make it. I can describe the process, very briefly. After m

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  You are entirely correct. We must certainly not see it as a failure, but as an element in a continuum of care, quite simply. Again, medical assistance in dying is a legitimate and legal type of care; it is not a shameful type of care. I have been involved in palliative care for

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much for the question, which is indeed important. Opponents of medical assistance in dying have long tried to portray medical assistance in dying and palliative care as mutually exclusive. That is the tactic that says you are with someone or against them. In fact,

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I would first like to thank the committee members for offering me the opportunity to tell them about my experience and my observations concerning medical assistance in dying. I have been a family and palliative care physician for 37 years. I was