Bill C-62

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Mr. Speaker, tonight, I rise in strong support of Bill C-62, which would delay expanding medical assistance in dying for those in whom mental illness is the sole underlying condition by three years. My reasons for doing so are the same as they were in my spee…

Private Members' Business

…an amendment made to Government Business No. 34, namely the inclusion of a substantive amendment to Bill C-62, an act to amend an act to amend the Criminal Code, medical assistance in dying, no. 2. The member argued that the amendment was inadmissible insofar as it was attempting to introduce a new propositi…

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…e issues concerning mental health, and the housing-related issues and so forth. The motion today on Bill C-62 is important for us to get to the next stage. Whatever one's position is on the issue, we need to recognize, whether it is the Supreme Court of Canada or the Quebec Appeal Court, the need to address …

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The House resumed from February 7 consideration of the motion that Bill C-62, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to rise in the House this evening in support of Bill C-62. I will note, in particular, the government's commitment to respecting people's autonomy and personal choices, while supporting and protecting Canadians living with mental illness who may be vulnerab…

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…om stage 4 cancer and just taking some painkillers, I will let him defend himself. However, on what Bill C-62 is doing, we are dealing with a March 17 deadline. This morning, the Conservatives voted against time management of the bill. However, he must understand that we only have two sitting weeks to get th…

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…cending into debate. I would also suggest to people here this evening to stick to the bill at hand, Bill C-62, which we are counting down to really quickly. Questions and comments, the hon. member for Louis-Hébert.

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…o—Prince George. Nevertheless, I am going to give it a try. I am here tonight of course to speak to Bill C-62 and the self-inflicted debacle that has been unfolding in Parliament since it passed its radical expansion of legal medical assistance in dying to include persons for whom the sole underlying health …

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…t, knowing that it could have actually jeopardized the time we had available to us this week to get Bill C-62 passed.

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… said. The issue of mental health is something that was brought to our attention. This legislation, Bill C-62, like the previous one that delayed the implementation, is going to continue that delay. To that end, I believe we will in fact have sound, solid legislation, and hopefully it will not have to be rev…