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Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying

A motion to create a special joint committee to study medical assistance in dying. During the debate, the Liberals sought unanimous consent to adopt the motion, but no substantive discussion on the actual issue took place.

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Hon. Kevin Lamoureux

Liberal
“I move that we agree to a Senate request about filing a minority report on assisted suicide, and tell the Senate we agree.”
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