Medical Assistance in Dying committee  She wasn't at risk of losing her ability to consent. She was of sound mind, but that does not mean she wasn't suicidal. Being depressed doesn't make you not of sound mind. It makes you want to die, and that is what she got.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I'm sorry...? Is it that Rick doesn't believe that it was part of a faulty system?

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  No.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  He does not support us. He had caregiver's fatigue. It was a lot. He was taking care of my mom. Besides my sister and me coming in on the weekends to help bathe her, he was there 24 hours a day, and we believe that he had caregiver's fatigue.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  As horrific—

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  They did a very thorough investigation. They spent almost eight months on this, because they also couldn't understand why it wasn't followed. There are so many contradictions between what we've been told and what's in the documentation that it seemed suspicious to them too. That

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Yes, I do believe that the first psychiatrist did call the general practitioner and they had a discussion regarding that. They both had concerns for my mom's mental health. Another thing to note is that they all worked together in a professional manner as well. They knew my mom

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  If there was no negligence, then it would be in their benefit to release this documentation. So far, they have not, which makes me feel the same way. It smells like a cover-up to me. I do have the police report in front of me. I can read out exactly what....

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Let me just get to this.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  I have the concluding remarks here from Monday, August 29, 2022, at 14:39. “After a full investigation into the matter of MAID in their role in assisting Duncan at the end of her life, investigators could not find any criminality on the part of MAID that was contrary to the Cri

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Currently the police investigation is concluded pending further information. The police did state to us that they were stonewalled by all of the organizations and Fraser Health. They went to the privacy commissioner requesting this information. They were not provided this informa

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Access to my mom's medical assessments and communication regarding her MAID assessment. They advised us that they would need a production order to access this information. However, they weren't able to gain enough information to be able to write a production order. They basically

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Correct.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  We will be sharing our time. I will start, and my sister will continue.

Medical Assistance in Dying committee  Thank you. Good morning. My name is Christie Duncan. I am here today with my sister Alicia to share our family’s experience regarding medical assistance in dying. While we are not philosophically opposed to MAID, our concern is that the current legislation is written in such a