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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 14

Thursday, May 5, 2016, 8:45 a.m. to 10:47 a.m.

Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street

Presiding

Anthony Housefather, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Murray Rankin

Associate Members present

• Bill Blair (Liberal)

• Sean Casey (Liberal)

Other Members present

• Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Christine Morris, Analyst

• Marlisa Tiedemann, Analyst

Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)

Witnesses

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

• Josh Paterson, Executive Director

As an individual

• Joseph Arvay

• Harvey Max Chochinov, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba

• Jennifer Gibson, Director and Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics

• Graydon Nicholas, Former Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick

• Udo Schuklenk, Professor and Ontario Research Chair in Bioethics, Philosophy, Queen's University

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, May 4, 2016, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying).

Joseph Arvay, Graydon Nicholas and Udo Schuklenk made statements and answered questions.

At 9:47 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:51 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Harvey Max Chochinov, by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia, Jennifer Gibson and Josh Paterson made statements and answered questions.

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Michael MacPherson

Clerk of the Committee