Proceedings of the Subcommittee to
Update "Of Life and Death"
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRSTuesday, February 22, 2000
Issue No. 3
Third meeting on: Examination of the developments since the tabling in June 1995 of the final report of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, entitled "Of Life and Death"WITNESSES:
From the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons:
Dr. Michel Brazeau, Chief Executive Officer;
Dr. Henry Dinsdale, Past President, National Council on Ethics in Human Research.
From the Canadian Pharmacists Association:
Mr. Jeff Poston, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Healthcare Association:
Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer.
From the Canadian Medical Association:
Dr. Gordon L. Crelinsten, Chair, Committee on Ethics.
From the Canadian Nurses Association:
Sharon Nield, Manager, Nursing Policy and Regulatory Support.
MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, ChairThe Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Corbin, Keon, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Pépin
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 3)
Changes in membership of the committee
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Corbin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kirby (February 21, 2000).
The name of the Honourable Senator Kirby substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (February 16, 2000).