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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying (PDAM)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 8

Monday, February 1, 2016, 11:02 a.m. to 1:03 p.m.

Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street

Televised

Presiding

Hon. Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Co-Chair

Robert Oliphant, Co-Chair (Liberal)

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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. Judith G. Seidman

Members of the Committee present representing the House of Commons

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Other Members of the House of Commons present

• Harold Albrecht (Conservative)

• Sean Casey (Liberal)

• Garnett Genuis (Conservative)

• Kamal Khera (Liberal)

House of Commons

• Andrew Lauzon, Procedural Clerk

Library of Parliament

• Julia Nicol, Analyst

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Physician-Assisted Dying

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

• Josh Paterson, Executive Director

• Grace Pastine, Litigation Director

Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

• Jay Cameron, Barrister and Solicitor

Dying With Dignity Canada

• Wanda Morris, Chief Executive Officer

• Shanaaz Gokool, Chief Operating Officer and National Campaigns Director

College of Family Physicians of Canada

• Dr. Francine Lemire, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Alzheimer Society of Canada

• Mimi Lowi-Young, Chief Executive Officer

• Debbie Benczkowski, Chief Operating Officer

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

Grace Pastine, Josh Paterson, Jay Cameron, Wanda Morris and Shanaaz Gokool made statements and answered questions.

At 12:09 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:17 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Dr. Francine Lemire, Mimi Lowi-Young and Debbie Benczkowski, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario made statements and answered questions.

At 1:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Andrea McCaffrey,

Shaila Anwar

Joint Clerks of the Committee