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Jamil Jivani

Replying to Natilien Joseph (Liberal)
“Mr. Speaker, my colleague may have lost it. Since when do members impose their personal beliefs on someone who wants to end their suffering? I am shocked. Can my colleague explain to the House the difference between therapeutic obstinacy and dying with dignity?”

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Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, the member opposite has asked a very silly question. We have been very clear in saying people should make the choice in the moment that death is being presented to them as an option by their government through the health care system. We are not taking the choice away. We are saying do not hold them to a decision they may have made years prior under different circumstances. Make sure that they can make the decision in an informed capacity in the moment.