{"id":15926,"date":"2024-02-17T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/?p=15926"},"modified":"2024-02-18T10:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T15:24:36","slug":"com-february-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivredignite.org\/en\/com-february-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill C-62 now in the Senate, LWD media presence and press review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After lively Parliamentary debates throughout the week, Bill C-62 was passed Thursday by the Federal MPs. The next step: at the Senate, in one week. In addition to addressing this major political debate, we will share some of our media appearances from recent weeks as well as our weekly press review.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for your support,<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre
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The Federal Bill C-62, which seeks to amend the Criminal Code to provide that persons are not eligible, until March 17, 2027, to receive medical assistance in dying \u201cif their sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness\u201d continues its legislative journey. <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The adoption of a motion this week allowed this Bill to be expedited. Note that there was a failed attempt<\/a> by the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois to add the issue of advance requests to C-62.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

We thank psychiatrists Pierre Gagnon and Sonu Gaind who spent Valentine’s evening participating in the only meeting of the Standing Committee on Health studying the Bill<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Passed Thursday in the House of Commons<\/a>, Bill C-62 will be debated during the last week of February in the Canadian Senate.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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We hope for an adoption without amendment by March 1, 2024 due to the scheduled breaks in the Senate\u2019s session. We will be
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There were three media appearances in the recent weeks, that we have not yet had the chance to share with you in our weekly communication.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n


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National Review<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Our participation in the American magazine’s article on February 15: An Archbishop Sues the Government of Quebec Over Assisted Suicide Law<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre, a coordinator for the nonprofit citizen network Living with Dignity, said he expects that the court will decide whether to grant an immediate stay in \u201ca matter of weeks\u201d but that it will take much longer to rule on the broader religious-freedom issue.<\/i>
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\u201cIs it too much to ask for one euthanasia-free palliative-care home in all of Quebec?\u201d Lemieux-Lefebvre asked.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n


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Le Monde<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Mention in the French daily Le Monde on February 7 (paywall): In Canada, the Right to Die with Dignity Has Become Commonplace<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Excerpt: Nearly a decade ago, various religious communities in Canada\u2014Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim\u2014and associations such as Living with Dignity, had opposed the legalization of euthanasia.<\/i><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: Opposition to medical assistance in dying and its expansions is not just a matter of religion, however, quite the contrary. When looking at the current debate in Canada, the vast majority of groups and individuals speaking out against the expansion of medical assistance in dying do so for medical and ethical reasons.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Les Verbomoteurs<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Our participation in the program Les Verbomoteurs (Le Verbe m\u00e9dias) on January 26, 2024 (on the evolution of MAiD in the country and ongoing projects):<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This weekly program addressed end-of-life issues in three other episodes in 2024:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

– <\/o:p><\/span>Is palliative care in Canada “healthy”?<\/a><\/p>\n

– Is euthanasia a courageous choice?<\/a> (about the end of life of Ms. M\u00e9lanie Lachance)<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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– Freedom of conscience<\/a> (lawsuit by the Archbishop of Montreal)<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental Illness: Much Work is Still to Be Done<\/a> (in French)  \u2013 Open Letter by Georgia Vrakas \u2013 Le Soleil<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s assisted dying regime should not be expanded to include children<\/a> \u2013 Open Letter by Ramona Coelho \u2013 Aljazeera<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

The State of Pediatric Palliative Care in Canada<\/a> \u2013 Cardus<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

For Specialized and Coherent Palliative Care Environments<\/a> (in French) \u2013 Open Letter by Sophie Brouillet \u2013 Le Devoir<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Often in Restraints in Residential and Long-term Care Centres: “We Want Our Mother to Be Detached, She Is Not an Animal”<\/a> (in French) \u2013 Nicolas Lachance and S\u00e9bastien Dubois \u2013 TVA Nouvelles<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

Home Support: A New Accelerated and Paid Training to Recruit 1000 Attendants<\/a> (in French) \u2013 Patrick Bellerose \u2013 Journal
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It\u2019s too late for the Supreme Court. Ottawa needs to step up and fix MAiD<\/a> \u2013 Open Letter by Trudo Lemmens \u2013 Globe and Mail<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n

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Below, a panel on medical assistance in dying and mental illness (in English, duration 1h18) organized by the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto with Trudo Lemmens, Sonu Gaind, Kerri Joffe, Orlando Da Silva, and Georgia Vrakas. Alladvocates for the expansion of MAiD for mental disorders who were invited to the panel declined to participate.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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