Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think he would have preferred to bring his death forward by a few days. Ultimately, it was a matter of days. He died two or three weeks after requesting palliative sedation. It was not very long after. Medical assistance in dying would probably have meant he did not have to li

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  No, not at all. In fact, yes, under the protocol, they had to ask him to confirm that it was really what he wanted. The last few days, the doctor kept asking him the question. The final week, he asked him whether he was ready, if it was time for the sedation. The day when Charles

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Absolutely not.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  That is still hypothetical. I can't know how he would have experienced it at age 12, but Charles was always mature, regardless of his age. He was not a scatterbrain. He was just a normal teenager. He was very calm and very collected. In his case, he probably would have been just

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  It really am pleased to do it. It is always a pleasure to talk about Charles.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I think it would have. He truly was just waiting in fear: he was waiting for death and he was afraid of not knowing when it was going to happen. Yes, the drugs managed to calm his anxiety for a bit. Then he couldn't take it anymore. He requested palliative sedation because it was

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  It was plan B. Once he knew he could not receive medical assistance in dying, he knew that palliative sedation was the only remaining option. He waited a bit, because there was a new drug that had managed to calm his anxiety. He waited a few days, but in the end he requested it.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  He was shocked from the moment when he knew he was not entitled to medical assistance in dying to the moment when he decided to request palliative sedation. Between those two moments, he was angry and he was very anxious. He was shocked that he did not have access to it. Plan B,

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  During the two years of his illness, Charles chose the type of operation he would have on his leg, he chose to stop the treatments at the point when there was no further point in taking them, he tried things—all the medical decisions were made by him, with the support of the medi

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  In fact, I have not taken a lot of actions to date. Today is the first major thing I am doing. What I have been doing for a year and a half is mainly raising awareness among my family and friends. When I can talk about it publicly, I do. I focus on raising awareness. I haven't fa

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Absolutely.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Charles was always a determined young man who had his own ideas and was always mature. He was a positive leader. By facing the ordeal of his disease, he gained even more maturity. His resilience made him our pillar. He was completely lucid and aware of his situation. He knew that

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening, everyone. My name is Caroline Marcoux. I am the mother of the gorgeous Charles, whom I have with me, right here. On July 30, 2019, Charles received a diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bones, in his right femur. At that time, Charles