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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying (PDAM)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 6

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 5:02 p.m. to 8:37 p.m.

Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street

Televised

Presiding

Robert Oliphant, Co-Chair (Liberal)

Hon. Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Co-Chair

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Members of the Committee present representing the Senate The Honourable Senators

• Hon. James S. Cowan

• Hon. Serge Joyal

• Hon. Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie

• Hon. Nancy Ruth

• Hon. Judith G. Seidman

Members of the Committee present representing the House of Commons

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Other Senators present

• Hon. Carolyn Stewart Olsen, Senator, CPC

• Hon. Betty E. Unger, Senator, CPC

Other Members of the House of Commons present

• Harold Albrecht (Conservative)

• Sean Casey (Liberal)

• Garnett Genuis (Conservative)

• Rachael Harder (Conservative)

• Kamal Khera (Liberal)

• James Maloney (Liberal)

• Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Liberal)

House of Commons

• Andrea McCaffrey, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Julia Nicol, Analyst

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Physician-Assisted Dying

Canadian Medical Association

• Dr. Cindy Forbes, President

• Dr. Jeff Blackmer, Vice-President, Medical Professionalism

Canadian Nurses Association

• Anne Sutherland Boal, Chief Executive Officer

• Josette Roussel, Senior Nurse Advisor

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians

• Dr. Monica Branigan

Canadian Pharmacists Association

• Carlo Berardi, Chair

• Phil Emberley, Director, Professional Affairs

Canadian Psychiatric Association

• Dr. K. Sonu Gaind, President

• Katie Hardy, Director, Professional and Member Affairs

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Friday, December 11, 2015, the Committee resumed its study of physician-assisted dying.

Dr. Cindy Forbes, Dr. Jeff Blackmer, Anne Sutherland Boal, Josette Roussel, and Dr. Monica Branigan made statements and answered questions.

At 6:14 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:18 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That only members of the Committee be permitted to stay during in camera meetings.

At 6:37 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:27 p.m., the sitting resumed in public.

Carlo Berardi and Dr. K. Sonu Gaind made statements and, with Phil Emberley answered questions.

At 8:37 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Cynara Corbin,

Shaila Anwar

Clerks of the Committee