Medical Assistance in Dying committee  It's a very interesting question. It was during COVID. It was two years ago. We were in lockdown at the time. It would be easier for me to continue in French, if that's all right. Because it was in the early days of the COVID‑19 pandemic, we kept the house as long as we could.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you for your question. In my father's case, no one offered him this option. It really was a personal initiative. He requested MAID. As I mentioned earlier, the process ended up taking much longer than we've been talking about here. The people were very professional. They a

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  My father was among that generation of men who took control of their lives, built their nest, started a family and made decisions throughout their lives. It was important for him, and for us, to be able to make informed choices and decisions. And this decision was something he ha

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That's exactly the situation my father was in. He was at the end of life, clearly. He was technically in palliative care, but he had been ill for years. He had had cancer for almost 20 years. He had always said that when there was no longer any quality of life and he was sufferin

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I won't need five minutes. I come from a region in northern New Brunswick, more specifically from a tiny village called Balmoral. I live in Charlo, on the coast of the Bay of Chaleur. I'm here because my father requested medical assistance in dying two yea