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Revue Politique
June 9, 2016
The Senate has approved the amendment granting access to physician-assisted death to people whose natural passing is not “reasonably foreseeable”. However, the Upper Chamber rejects any additional protection measures for vulnerable people. What lies ahead for the Bill? What actions will the House of Commons take? Pierre Donais welcomes the following MPs to discuss this issue: Anthony Housefather (Liberal Party), Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party), Pierre-Luc Dusseault (NDP), and Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois). Constitutionalist and member of the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada Benoît Pelletier comments on the changes that the Senate would like to see included in the Bill.