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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 28
Tuesday, November 22, 2022, 6:32 p.m. to 8:39 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Marc Garneau, Joint Chair (Liberal)
Hon. Yonah Martin, Joint Chair

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• Dean Allison for Stephen Ellis (Conservative)
• Jim Carr for Hedy Fry (Liberal)
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
As an individual
• Liana Brittain
• Karen Ethans, Associate Professor
• Heidi Janz, Associate Adjunct Professor
• David Shannon, Barrister and Solicitor
• Jessica Shaw, Associate Professor
• Tim Stainton, Director, Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship, University of British Columbia
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.

At 6:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 6:36 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Heidi Janz, Jessica Shaw and Tim Stainton made statements and answered questions.

At 7:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 7:39 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Liana Brittain, Karen Ethans and David Shannon made statements and answered questions.

At 8:39 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Wassim Bouanani,
Angus Wilson
Joint clerks of the committee