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Minutes of Proceedings

Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying (AMAD)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 39
Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 6:36 p.m. to 10:05 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Yonah Martin, Joint Chair

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• John Aldag for Darren Fisher (Liberal)
• Élisabeth Brière for James Maloney (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Dana Phillips, Analyst
• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst
Follow-up on Recommendation 13 of the Second Report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying
As an individual
• Jocelyn Downie, Professor Emeritus, Health Law Institute, Dalhousie University
• Trudo Lemmens, Professor, Scholl Chair, Health Law and Policy, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
• Stefanie Green, President, MAID Practitioner, Advisor to the BC Ministry of Health
• Pierre Gagnon, Director of Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Université Laval
Department of Health
• Jocelyne Voisin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
Department of Justice
• Myriam Wills, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers
• Julie Campbell, Nurse Practitioner
Nova Scotia Health
• Dr. Gordon Gubitz, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine
University of Manitoba
• Dr. Jitender Sareen, Physician, Department of Psychiatry
Pursuant to the orders of reference from the House of Commons on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, and from Senate on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the committee resumed its study of the follow-up on recommendation 13 of the second report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying.

Jocelyn Downie, Jocelyne Voisin and Trudo Lemmens made statements and answered questions.

At 7:34 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

Julie Campbell, Stefanie Green and Gordon Gubitz made statements and answered questions.

At 8:42 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 8:46 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Jitender Sareen made a statement and, with Pierre Gagnon, answered questions.

Motion

Michael Cooper moved, — That the committee order the immediate production of the CAMAP Curriculum Module 7, “MAID and Mental Disorders.

Debate arose thereon.

Amendment

Pamela Wallin moved, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word “Disorders” the following: “and that this module be provided for Committee members only”.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the committee order the immediate production of the CAMAP Curriculum Module 7, “MAID and Mental Disorders and that this module be provided for Committee members only.

At 9:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:35 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

At 10:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Angus Wilson,
Jean-François Lafleur
Clerks of the committee