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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)

44th Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 16

Friday, September 23, 2022, 8:46 a.m. to 10:44 a.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Hon. Yonah Martin, Joint Chair

Hon. Marc Garneau, Joint Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present representing the Senate

• Hon. Pierre J. Dalphond

• Hon. Yonah Martin

• 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

• Élisabeth Brière for James Maloney (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Dana Phillips, Analyst

• 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

• Ellen Cohen, National Coordinator Advocate, National Mental Health Inclusion Network

• Justine Dembo, Psychiatrist, Medical Assistance in Dying assesor

• Natalie Le Sage, Physician, Clinical Researcher and Medical Assistance in Dying Provider

• Cornelia Wieman, Psychiatrist

Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec

• Guillaume Barbès-Morin, Psychiatrist

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.

Ellen Cohen, Guillaume Barbès-Morin and Cornelia made statements and answered questions.

At 9:50 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:52 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Justin Dembo and Natalie Le Sage made statements and answered questions.

At 10:44 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Wassim Bouanani,

Chantal Cardinal

Joint clerks of the committee