Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying - November 1, 2022

The committee reviews the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying and their application, including but not limited to issues relating to mature minors, advance requests, mental illness, the state of palliative care in Canada and the protection of Canadians with disabilities.

Jennifer Gibson (University of Toronto), Dr. Gordon Gubizt (Dalhousie University), Dr. Kathryn Morrison, Dr. Chantal Perrot and Peter Reiner (University of British Columbia), and Kimberley Widger appear as witnesses.