AMAD Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Alison Freeland and Shelley Birenbaum made statements and answered questions.
At 7:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 7:38 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Mona Gupta, Douglas Grant and Claire Lamarche made statements and answered questions.
At 8:15 p.m., René Arseneault took the Chair.
At 8:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 8:36 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
It was agreed, — That the committee increase the number of witnesses allowed to testify at each panel from 2 to 3.
It was agreed, — That relevant evidence from the previous study of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying which pertains to the issue of MAID-MD SUMC be made available for the committee’s final report.
It was agreed, — That, the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying issue a call for briefs of no more than 1,000 words regarding the degree of preparedness attained for a safe and adequate application of MAID in cases where mental disorder is the sole underlying medical condition. Briefs must be submitted to the committee no later than Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. All text contained in the submission, including but not limited to graphs, quotes, images and footnotes, count towards the 1,000 words limit. It was agreed that his message be posted on the committee’s webpage.
At 9:33 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.