Bill C-62

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…the member and I wonder, if he were to apply the same principles that he talks about with regard to Bill C-62 to MAID as a whole, whether he would actually support the legislation with that particular amendment, even if it were taken out. Would he apply those same principles that he was talking about to the …

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…f, for instance, kids who are hungry in schools. I want to ask the member about the bill before us, Bill C-62, and the situation around euthanasia and facilitated suicide in Canada. Because of the challenges we are seeing, with people facing pressure and people being offered or having euthanasia pushed on th…

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Mr. Speaker, it is being said that we must move quickly to adopt Bill C-62 to save people. I am all in favour of implementing social programs to save people, but does the member have a different point of view from the Conservatives right now? If we invest in social programs…

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… after the word “That” and substituting the following: “the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, as no clause addresses the call for the Government of Canada, adopted unanimously by the Quebec National Assem…

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…nceded lands of Tseshaht and Hupacasath on Vancouver Island in Nuu-chah-nulth territory to speak to Bill C-62, which is calling for the extension of the temporary exclusion of eligibility for medical assistance in dying for persons suffering solely from a mental illness by three years, until March 17, 2027. …

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…ee's leading recommendation regarding advance requests and to take advantage of the introduction of Bill C-62 to add that component.

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…ill be sharing my time with the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands. It is a pleasure to speak today to Bill C-62. The bill proposes to extend the temporary mental illness exclusion, so that the provision of medical assistance in dying, or MAID—

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…d arbitrarily set. We find ourselves, ironically, now in the same position as we were in last year. Bill C-62, once again, would only offer a temporary delay in the expansion of MAID to persons suffering from mental illness. The risks and dangers that exist today would continue to exist in three years. Howev…

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…avour of the motion that ultimately, by it passage, will guarantee that this motion is able to pass Bill C-62. What is the essence of Bill C-62? It is to provide a three-year waiting period, so the concern that he has does not take effect come March 17 this year. If this legislation does not pass, what the C…

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…isten to members of the Conservative Party, we will find that they give no indication of supporting Bill C-62. It will be interesting to see how they actually vote. Logically, I would think they would vote in favour of the bill. If they do not vote in favour of Bill C-62, and, for whatever reasons, the legis…