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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 9
Thursday, May 26, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 6:53 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Marc Garneau, Joint Chair (Liberal)
Hon. Yonah Martin, Joint Chair

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• Alexandre Boulerice for Alistair MacGregor (NDP)
• Kelly Block for Michael Barrett (Conservative)
• Élisabeth Brière for Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal)
• Stephen Ellis for Michael Barrett (Conservative)
• Stephanie Kusie for Dominique Vien (Conservative)
• Francesco Sorbara for Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Julia Nicol, Analyst
• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst
Statutory Review of the Provisions of the Criminal Code Relating to Medical Assistance in Dying and their Application
As an individual
• Tyler R. Black, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
• Mark Sinyor, Professor
• Georgia Vrakas, Psychologist and Professor
• Ellen Wiebe, Medical Doctor
Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Alison Freeland, Chair of the Board of Directors , Co-Chair of MAiD Working Group
Expert Panel on MAID and Mental Illness
• Mona Gupta, Associate Clinical Professor
Ontario Association for ACT & FACT
• John Maher, President
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.

John Maher, Georgia Vrakas and Ellen Wiebe made statements and answered questions.

At 3:00 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Mark Sinyor, Alison Freeland and Tyler Black made statements and answered questions.

At 3:54 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Mona Gupta made a statement and answered questions.

At 6:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:53 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Leif-Erik Aune,
Andrea Mugny
Joint clerks of the committee