Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying - October 7, 2022

The committee continues its review of provisions of the Criminal Code relating to medical assistance in dying and their application, including issues relating to mature minors, advance requests, mental illness, the state of palliative care in Canada and the protection of Canadians with disabilities.

Dr. Geneviève Dechêne and Dr. James Downar (University of Ottawa), Spencer Hawkswell (TheraPsil), Mike Kekewich (Champlain Regional MAID Network), Dr. José Pereira (McMaster University) and Dr. Louis Roy (Collège des médecins du Québec) appear as witnesses.