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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 11

Monday, June 6, 2022, 6:32 p.m. to 9:31 p.m.

Room 420, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Hon. Marc Garneau, Joint Chair (Liberal)

Hon. Yonah Martin, Joint Chair

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Members of the Committee present representing the Senate

• Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond

• Hon. Stanley Paul Kutcher

• Hon. Yonah Martin

• Hon. Marie-Françoise Mégie

• Hon. Pamela Wallin

Members of the Committee present representing the House of Commons

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Luc Thériault

NDP

Alistair MacGregor

Acting Members from the House of Commons present

• Darren Fisher for Hedy Fry (Liberal)

• Brendan Hanley for Hedy Fry (Liberal)

Other Members of the House of Commons present

• Matthew Green (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Statutory Review of the Provisions of the Criminal Code Relating to Medical Assistance in Dying and their Application

Witnesses

As an individual

• Franco Carnevale, Professor and Clinical Ethicist

• Myeengun Henry, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, University of Waterloo

• Constance Macintosh, Professor

• Maria Alisha Montes

Disability Justice Network of Ontario

• Ahona Mehdi, Member and Just Recovery Research Lead

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan

• Bryan Salte, Lawyer

Pursuant to the orders of reference from the House of Commons on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 and from the Senate on Thursday, March 31, 2022, and subsection 5(1) of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), the committee resumed the statutory review of the Act.

Ahona Mehdi and Myeengun Henry made statements and answered questions.

At 7:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:32 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Constance MacIntosh and Bryan Salte made statements and answered questions.

At 8:29 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:31 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Franco Carnevale and Maria Alisha Montes made statements and answered questions.

At 9:31 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Leif-Erik Aune,

Andrea Mugny

Clerks of the Committee