C-39 , 44th Parliament, 1st session Monday, November 22, 2021, to present
An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, March 9, 2023
Statutes of Canada 2023, c. 1
Progress
House of Commons
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Introduction and first reading, Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Committee of the Whole
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Third reading, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Senate
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First reading, Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Second reading, Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Third reading, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
Notes
On February 16, 2023, the Senate adopted the following motion:
That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice: 1. the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of the Committee of the Whole; 2. if the bells are ringing for a vote at the time the committee is to meet, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume once the committee has completed its work for the balance of any time remaining; 3. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-39 receive the Honourable David Lametti, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, accompanied by a total of no more than three officials; 4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-39 rise no later than 65 minutes after it begins; 5. the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; 6. if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator; and 7. the sitting continue beyond 4 p.m., if necessary, and the Senate adjourn once business of Committee of the Whole has been completed.
That, notwithstanding any provision of the Rules, previous order or usual practice: 1. the Senate resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, to consider the subject matter of Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), with any proceedings then before the Senate being interrupted until the end of the Committee of the Whole; 2. if the bells are ringing for a vote at the time the committee is to meet, they be interrupted for the Committee of the Whole at that time, and resume once the committee has completed its work for the balance of any time remaining; 3. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-39 receive the Honourable David Lametti, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health, accompanied by a total of no more than three officials; 4. the Committee of the Whole on the subject matter of Bill C-39 rise no later than 65 minutes after it begins; 5. the witnesses’ introductory remarks last a maximum total of five minutes; 6. if a senator does not use the entire period of 10 minutes for debate provided under rule 12-32(3)(d), including the responses of the witnesses, that senator may yield the balance of time to another senator; and 7. the sitting continue beyond 4 p.m., if necessary, and the Senate adjourn once business of Committee of the Whole has been completed.
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Recorded votes
House of Commons
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Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
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Monday, February 13, 2023 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 159) | David Lametti (Liberal) |
Monday, February 13, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 159) | Michael Cooper (Conservative) |
Monday, February 13, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 159) | Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois) |
Monday, February 13, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 159) | Alistair MacGregor (NDP) |
Senate
Speech date | Speech | Senator |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 103) | Stanley Kutcher (Independent Senators Group) |
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 | Response speech(Sitting 103) | Yonah Martin (Conservative) |
About
Legislative summary
A legislative summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information, Education and Research Services of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive summary is available.
On 2 February 2023, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), and it was given first reading.
Bill C-39 amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to delay, until March 17, 2024, the repeal of the exclusion from eligibility for receiving medical assistance in dying in circumstances where the sole underlying medical condition identified in support of the request for medical assistance in dying is a mental illness.
On 2 February 2023, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), and it was given first reading.
Bill C-39 amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to delay, until March 17, 2024, the repeal of the exclusion from eligibility for receiving medical assistance in dying in circumstances where the sole underlying medical condition identified in support of the request for medical assistance in dying is a mental illness.
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