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C-39 House Government Bill

An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)

Sponsor: David Lametti, Minister of Justice (LaSalle—Émard—Verdun)

Proposed changes

The Library of Parliament does not prepare Legislative Summaries for self-explanatory measures. The following is a short summary:

On 2 February 2023, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-39, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), and it was given first reading.

Bill C-39 amends An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) to delay, until March 17, 2024, the repeal of the exclusion from eligibility for receiving medical assistance in dying in circumstances where the sole underlying medical condition identified in support of the request for medical assistance in dying is a mental illness.

What MPs said

The most recent recorded speeches on this bill. Links go to the official transcript of that sitting.

  • Stanley Kutcher · Independent Senators Group

    Sponsor’s speech, March 7, 2023 (Senate) · Read the transcript

  • Yonah Martin · Conservative

    Response speech, March 7, 2023 (Senate) · Read the transcript

  • David Lametti · Liberal

    Sponsor’s speech, February 13, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Michael Cooper · Conservative

    Response speech, February 13, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Luc Thériault · Bloc Québécois

    Response speech, February 13, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript

  • Alistair MacGregor · NDP

    Response speech, February 13, 2023 (House) · Read the transcript

Full debates and votes on OpenParliament.ca (an independent site)

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