Proceedings of the Subcommittee to
Update "Of Life and Death"
Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 21, 2000
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[English]
The Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" met this day in room 257, East Block, at 10:02 a.m., the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Carstairs, Corbin, Keon and Pépin (5).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Roche (1).
In attendance: Mollie Dunsmuir and Nancy Miller-Chénier, Research Officers, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From the Catholic Health Association of Canada:
Sister Annette Noël, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors;
Dr. Elizabeth Latimer, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University;
Dr. Richard Haughian, President.
From the Barreau du Québec:
Ms Suzanne Vadboncoeur, lawyer, Director, Research and Legislation Division;
Ms Edith Deleury, lawyer, Professor, Université Laval;
Mr. Jean-Pierre Ménard, lawyer.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference adopted in the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on Monday, November 29, 1999, the subcommittee continued its 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". (For full text of Order of Reference please refer to Issue No. 1.)
The Chair made an opening statement.
Sister Annette Noël, Dr. Elizabeth Latimer and Dr. Richard Haughian each made a statement.
Ms Suzanne Vadboncoeur, Ms Edith Deleury and Mr. Jean-Pierre Ménard each made a statement
The witnesses answered questions.
The Barreau du Québec agreed to send a brief regarding other elements of the committee's reports.
At 11:56 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Heather Lank
Clerk of the Subcommittee