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The introduction of “medical aid in dying” through Bill 52 is “a good first step”, according to Véronique Hivon. As the minister responsible for the bill at the time, she gave an interview to the CBC radio show The Current last January.

First step

Those who deny the “slippery slope” effect should be aware that the very people who introduced Bill 52 and “medical aid in dying” intended a broader scope than that outlined in the bill tabled in the National ...

Continue Reading → Those responsible for Bill 52 see it as a good first step

Linda Couture shared an interesting video on Twitter. In the video, she discusses the so-called democratic process that led to Bill 52. She qualifies the process as being "tainted".

Note: Video in French.

The video discusses the Special Commission on Dying with Dignity that visited 8 cities, consulted 90 groups, received 231 briefs, and cost nearly one million dollars.

Mrs Couture notes, as we did in a recent blog post, that there is no consensus.

False consensus based entirely on public opinion ...

Continue Reading → Democratic process?

Le Devoir reported Wednesday that the new prime minister of Quebec, Mr. Philippe Couillard, wants to quickly reintroduce Bill 52 on end-of-life care, which, according to him " is a rare example of consensus." What consensus is he talking about? There is no consensus within his party or among physicians. There is no consensus among people with disabilities. Nor is there unanimous agreement within the Quebec population. No consensus either among the groups that filed their briefs during the special ...

Continue Reading → No consensus on euthanasia in Quebec

The Quebec Liberal Party comes back to power after winning the April 7th elections.

We hope that Philippe Couillard will re-establish the budget required not only for our healthcare system to function properly, but also to improve services to the entire population of Quebec.

When he was Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Couillard presented an End-of-Life Palliative Care Policy in 2004 (English version here ). Let us hope that the new Government will take all necessary ...

Continue Reading → The Liberals won the elections

We do not have the death penalty in Canada, partly because there is an unacceptable risk that innocent people could be killed. We should not legalize euthanasia because the risk of people dying for no reason is equally unacceptable.

A man has just been released after spending 30 years on death row in Louisiana. He always claimed he was innocent of the crime, and the prosecutor has finally admitted that there was inescapable evidence that this man was indeed innocent. ...

Continue Reading → Neither capital punishment nor euthanasia