Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying - October 28, 2022
The committee continues its review of 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.
Dr. Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry, Dr. Alice Maria Chung and Dr. Jude Poirier (McGill University), Dr. Marcia Sokolowski (Baycrest Health Sciences), Dr. Ross Upshur (University of Toronto), and Dr. Ellen Wiebe (medical doctor) appear as witnesses.