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{
"time": "2016-06-16 12:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jane Philpott (Minister of Health, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Jane Philpott (ministre de la Sant\u00e9, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4431713\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I want to say before I begin that I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"214205\" href=\"/politicians/luc-theriault/\" title=\"Luc Th\u00e9riault\">Montcalm</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431714\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am pleased to be here today to continue our important discussion on Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> concerning medical assistance in dying.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431715\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We have seen the serious thought and deliberation that hon. senators have put into this bill over the past few weeks. It is now up to us to carefully examine the amendments that the Senate has presented.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431716\" data-originallang=\"en\">Medical assistance in dying is only available in a very small number of jurisdictions around the world and it is brand new to Canada. What we are talking about with this bill is a fundamental change to social policy in this country. We are pursuing transformative change at the same time as we are facing incredible time pressure to put federal legislation in place. It is, therefore, critically important that we move forward with great care.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431717\" data-originallang=\"en\">There are a number of paths that we could choose to follow with respect to medical assistance in dying in this country. I believe that the choice we have made with Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> represents the approach that is most appropriate and responsible for Canada, and here is why. It strikes a careful balance between respecting the autonomy of patients seeking assistance in dying and protecting vulnerable people. It would protect the conscience rights of providers and support those who choose to participate. It would put measures in place to study the legislation over time as we understand and gather further data to deal with the issues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431718\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would first like to bring to the attention of hon. members the ways in which the bill respects the autonomy of patients. Under this legislation, eligible patients approaching the end of their lives would be able to choose a peaceful medically assisted death. This represents a significant shift in the way we approach suffering at the end of life in this country. It provides patients with greater autonomy over their decisions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431719\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The bill also improves access for patients. By allowing nurse practitioners to administer medical assistance in dying, the bill recognizes Canada's unique geographic and demographic realities. Nurse practitioners often work alone to provide vital health care services in underserved regions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431720\" data-originallang=\"en\">In addition to supporting access and autonomy, Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> also takes care to protect patients who may be vulnerable. When changing social policy, we must proceed with great caution if there is a chance that those who are most vulnerable among us may be negatively affected. Without appropriate safeguards, the availability of medical assistance in dying could pose threats to marginalized people and those who may lack access to adequate familial, social, or economic supports. This bill would establish robust safeguards and procedures to protect vulnerable persons from being encouraged or coerced into seeking medical assistance in dying.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431721\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is important to recognize that there has been significant support in this piece of legislation from the health care sector, including the Canadian Association for Community Living, which includes 40 individual advocates and 50 organizations. It includes various medical associations, both provincially and federally, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Association of Advanced Practice Nurses, the Canadian Pharmacists Association, the Canadian Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Association of Social Workers, and many more.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431722\" data-originallang=\"en\">This legislation also complies with the vulnerable persons standard, which I believe sends a strong message to all Canadians about our support for those among us who need most protection.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431723\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The bill recognizes that medical professionals have the right to follow their conscience and choose whether or not they want to participate in medical assistance in dying. For those who do choose to participate, the bill ensures that the doctors and nurse practitioners who administer this assistance will not be prosecuted. It also exonerates those who may assist, such as pharmacists and authorized nurses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431724\" data-originallang=\"en\">Finally, it outlines criteria to help support providers in assessing patients. It is important to keep in mind that health care providers are required to assess the condition of their patients on a regular, if not daily, basis. Assessing the level and type of suffering is already part of medical practice and it is very common in all end-of-life care. It is, for example, a crucial element in determining the best approaches to alleviate suffering in palliative care.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431725\" data-originallang=\"en\">Our eligibility criteria and safeguards offer providers direction and flexibility within their field of expertise and scope of practice to make an assessment about the condition and circumstances of a patient seeking medical assistance in dying on a case by case basis. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431726\" data-originallang=\"en\">Given the complexity and often personal nature of this issue, there is significant debate in terms of the correct approach from many different perspectives. What we have with Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> is an approach that would put a cautious assisted-dying framework in place while leaving the door open to adjust as we better understand more challenging issues. In the legislation, there is a commitment to independent studies on challenging issues that need to be investigated further before determining what policy considerations the government should make. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431727\" data-originallang=\"en\">One thing is certain, these are issues that present real risks to people in vulnerable circumstances and highlight the complicated nature of balancing autonomy against the protection of vulnerable patients. There is also, of course, a mandatory parliamentary review of this legislation after five years. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431728\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would be remiss if I did not reaffirm here today the importance of improving access to high quality palliative care for all Canadians. Our government has committed to investing in this area. I continue to work with provinces and territories to help support access to all options for care at the end of life.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431729\" data-originallang=\"en\">The motion today has given thoughtful consideration to the work of the upper chamber. I thoroughly appreciated the opportunity to take questions for a two-hour period at the committee of the whole, in addition to the time that I appeared before the committee's pre-study. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431730\" data-originallang=\"en\">There are two amendments made by the upper chamber where we respectfully disagree. As captured in the motion today, we as a government reviewed and sought a path forward that encompasses the Senate's amendments where possible, resulting in our agreement with the five remaining amendments. There is alternative text proposed to reflect the upper chamber's desire to recognize the vital importance of palliative care options for patients. As I have said repeatedly, this is a positive outcome if the result of this legislation allows tangible improvement to access palliative care in Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431731\" data-originallang=\"en\">We also have a responsibility to provide language in the legislation that health care professionals can understand in order to provide access to assisted dying. As is stated in the proposed message to the Senate, removing the criterion of the reasonable foreseeability of natural death would undermine the objectives of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> to recognize the significant and continuing public health issue of suicide, to guard against death being seen as a solution to all forms of suffering, and to counter negative perceptions about the quality of life of persons who are elderly, ill, or disabled. Bill C-14 strikes the right balance for Canadians between protection of vulnerable individuals and choice for those whose medical circumstances cause enduring and intolerable suffering.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431732\" data-originallang=\"en\">In conclusion, I would like to underline to my fellow parliamentarians that the approach set out in Bill C-14 is the result of tremendous thought and deliberation over the course of many months. There have been extensive consultations over this past year on the issue of medical assistance in dying with Canadians, stakeholders, and relevant experts. The findings have been reviewed carefully to inform the legislation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431733\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I hope both the House and the Senate are able to support the motion. I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, all the parliamentarians from both the upper and the lower chamber who have professionally and thoroughly debated this issue. It is a transformative social policy that governments debate once in a generation, and this piece of legislation is one of those remarkable debates. Make no mistake, this will be a dramatic change for Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431734\" data-originallang=\"en\">In the Carter decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged that it was up to Parliament to craft an appropriate regime. I believe we arrived at the best approach for our country.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4431713\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je voudrais d\u2019abord vous dire que je vais partager mon temps avec le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214205\" href=\"/politicians/luc-theriault/\" title=\"Luc Th\u00e9riault\">Montcalm</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431714\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis heureuse de participer aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 la suite de notre important d\u00e9bat sur le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14 </a> qui traite de l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431715\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Au cours des derni\u00e8res semaines, nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 t\u00e9moins des r\u00e9flexions et des d\u00e9lib\u00e9rations s\u00e9rieuses sur le projet de loi au S\u00e9nat. Nous sommes maintenant responsables d'\u00e9tudier attentivement les modifications pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es par les honorables s\u00e9nateurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431716\" data-originallang=\"en\"> L\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir n\u2019est offerte que dans quelques pays, et c\u2019est un concept tout nouveau au Canada. Le projet de loi propose d\u2019apporter un changement fondamental \u00e0 la politique sociale de notre pays. Non seulement nous effectuons une transformation, mais nous devons adopter une loi en faisant face \u00e0 de s\u00e9v\u00e8res contraintes de temps. Il est donc crucial que nous proc\u00e9dions avec beaucoup de soin.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431717\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous pouvons choisir parmi plusieurs processus pour mettre en \u0153uvre l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir dans notre pays. Je suis convaincue que la voie que nous avons choisie dans le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14 </a> repr\u00e9sente l\u2019approche la plus ad\u00e9quate et responsable pour le Canada, et je vais vous expliquer pourquoi. Cette approche \u00e9tablit un \u00e9quilibre prudent entre le respect de l\u2019autonomie des patients qui demandent l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir et la protection des patients vuln\u00e9rables. Elle prot\u00e9gerait la libert\u00e9 de conscience des fournisseurs de soins et appuierait ceux qui d\u00e9cident d\u2019y participer. Elle \u00e9tablirait des processus visant \u00e0 \u00e9tudier la loi au fil du temps et \u00e0 recueillir d\u2019autres donn\u00e9es pour aborder les enjeux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431718\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je voudrais d\u2019abord attirer l\u2019attention de mes coll\u00e8gues sur le respect que le projet de loi accorde \u00e0 l\u2019autonomie des patients. En vertu de celui-ci, les patients en fin de vie qui y sont admissibles pourraient demander de mourir en paix avec l\u2019aide d\u2019un m\u00e9decin. Il s'agit d'un important virage dans la mani\u00e8re d\u2019aborder la souffrance en fin de vie au pays. Le projet de loi accorde aux patients une plus grande autonomie sur leur prise de d\u00e9cisions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431719\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le projet de loi am\u00e9liore \u00e9galement l'acc\u00e8s des patients. En permettant \u00e0 des infirmi\u00e8res praticiennes d'administrer l'aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir, on reconna\u00eet les r\u00e9alit\u00e9s de la g\u00e9ographie et de la d\u00e9mographie uniques du Canada. Ces professionnelles travaillent souvent seules \u00e0 offrir des services de soins de sant\u00e9 vitaux dans des r\u00e9gions non desservies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431720\" data-originallang=\"en\">Outre l\u2019acc\u00e8s et l\u2019autonomie, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14 </a> prot\u00e8ge les patients qui pourraient s\u2019av\u00e9rer vuln\u00e9rables. En transformant la politique sociale, nous devons user de la plus grande prudence pour ne pas causer de tort aux personnes les plus vuln\u00e9rables. Si nous ne pr\u00e9voyons pas de mesures de protection ad\u00e9quates, l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir risque de menacer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des personnes marginalis\u00e9es et de celles qui ne jouissent pas d'un soutien familial, social ou financier ad\u00e9quat. Le projet de loi pr\u00e9voirait des mesures de protection solides et des proc\u00e9dures visant \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les personnes vuln\u00e9rables afin qu'on ne puisse les encourager ou les forcer \u00e0 demander une aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431721\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Soulignons que le projet de loi a re\u00e7u un appui consid\u00e9rable du secteur des soins de sant\u00e9, dont l\u2019Association canadienne pour l\u2019int\u00e9gration communautaire, qui regroupe 40 avocats et 50 organismes. Le secteur de la sant\u00e9 comprend diverses associations m\u00e9dicales autant provinciales que f\u00e9d\u00e9rales, l\u2019Association des infirmi\u00e8res et infirmiers du Canada, l\u2019Association canadienne des infirmi\u00e8res et infirmiers en pratique avanc\u00e9e, l\u2019Association des pharmaciens du Canada, l\u2019Association des psychiatres du Canada, l\u2019Association canadienne des travailleuses et travailleurs sociaux du Canada, et bien d\u2019autres encore.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431722\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce projet de loi respecte aussi la Norme sur la protection des personnes vuln\u00e9rables qui, je crois, confirme fermement \u00e0 tous les Canadiens notre intention de soutenir les personnes qui ont le plus besoin de protection.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431723\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le projet de loi reconna\u00eet que les fournisseurs ont le droit de choisir s'ils participent ou non \u00e0 l'aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir, selon leur conscience. Pour ceux qui choisissent de participer, le projet de loi fait en sorte que les m\u00e9decins et les infirmi\u00e8res praticiennes qui administrent cette aide ne feront pas face \u00e0 des poursuites p\u00e9nales. De plus, il exon\u00e8re les personnes qui peuvent fournir de l'aide, comme les pharmaciens et les infirmi\u00e8res autoris\u00e9es.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431724\" data-originallang=\"en\">Enfin, le projet de loi propose des crit\u00e8res qui aideront les fournisseurs de soins \u00e0 \u00e9valuer les patients. Soulignons que les fournisseurs de soins de sant\u00e9 doivent \u00e9valuer l\u2019\u00e9tat de leurs patients r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement, sinon quotidiennement. L\u2019\u00e9valuation du degr\u00e9 et du type de souffrance fait d\u00e9j\u00e0 partie de l\u2019exercice de la profession m\u00e9dicale; elle est fort courante dans la prestation des soins de fin de vie. Par exemple, elle est cruciale pour d\u00e9terminer les meilleures fa\u00e7ons d\u2019all\u00e9ger la douleur des patients en soins palliatifs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431725\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nos crit\u00e8res d\u2019admissibilit\u00e9 et les mesures de protection que nous avons \u00e9tablies orientent les fournisseurs de soins et leur accordent la latitude n\u00e9cessaire, dans leur domaine d\u2019expertise et dans leur champ de pratique, pour \u00e9valuer au cas par cas l\u2019\u00e9tat des patients et les circonstances dans lesquelles ils demandent l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431726\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme cette question est extr\u00eamement complexe et souvent personnelle, de nombreux points de vue alimentent le d\u00e9bat sur l\u2019approche \u00e0 adopter. Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a> propose d\u2019\u00e9tablir un cadre prudent d\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir que nous pourrons modifier lorsque nous acquerrons une meilleure compr\u00e9hension des enjeux les plus d\u00e9licats. Ce projet de loi pr\u00e9voit l\u2019\u00e9tude ind\u00e9pendante des enjeux controvers\u00e9s \u00e0 examiner plus en profondeur avant de d\u00e9terminer quelles devraient \u00eatre les consid\u00e9rations g\u00e9n\u00e9rales prises en compte par le gouvernement. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431727\" data-originallang=\"en\">Une chose est certaine, certains enjeux pr\u00e9sentent de graves risques pour les personnes qui sont dans une situation de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 et montrent la difficult\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9tablir un \u00e9quilibre entre l\u2019autonomie et la protection des patients vuln\u00e9rables. Le projet de loi exige \u00e9galement un examen parlementaire de la loi tous les cinq ans. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431728\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je m\u2019en voudrais de ne pas souligner \u00e0 nouveau aujourd\u2019hui l'importance d\u2019am\u00e9liorer l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des soins palliatifs de grande qualit\u00e9 pour tous les Canadiens. Notre gouvernement s\u2019est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9server des fonds pour cela. Je continue \u00e0 collaborer avec les provinces et les territoires pour soutenir l\u2019acc\u00e8s des patients \u00e0 toutes les options de soins de fin de vie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431729\" data-originallang=\"en\"> La motion pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e aujourd\u2019hui d\u00e9coule d\u2019un examen approfondi des travaux de la Chambre haute. J'ai beaucoup appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 la possibilit\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondre aux questions du comit\u00e9 pl\u00e9nier pendant deux heures, ainsi que ma comparution lors de l'\u00e9tude pr\u00e9liminaire du comit\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431730\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Nous rejetons respectueusement deux amendements de la Chambre haute. Comme le montre la motion d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui, le gouvernement a examin\u00e9 les amendements du S\u00e9nat et s'est efforc\u00e9 d\u2019aller de l\u2019avant en les int\u00e9grant autant que possible. Nous acceptons donc les cinq autres amendements. Nous pr\u00e9sentons une nouvelle version du texte qui refl\u00e8te le d\u00e9sir qu\u2019a la Chambre haute de reconna\u00eetre l\u2019importance cruciale de laisser aux patients le choix de recevoir des soins palliatifs. Comme je l\u2019ai dit maintes fois, nous serons tr\u00e8s heureux que le projet de loi contribue \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer consid\u00e9rablement l\u2019acc\u00e8s aux soins palliatifs au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431731\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons \u00e9galement la responsabilit\u00e9 de r\u00e9diger la loi dans une langue que les professionnels de la sant\u00e9 peuvent comprendre afin de donner acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir. Comme il est indiqu\u00e9 dans le message que nous proposons d'envoyer au S\u00e9nat, le retrait du crit\u00e8re de la pr\u00e9visibilit\u00e9 raisonnable de la mort naturelle compromettrait les objectifs du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a>, qui sont de reconna\u00eetre le probl\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 publique important et continu qu\u2019est le suicide, d\u2019emp\u00eacher que la mort soit consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une solution \u00e0 toutes les formes de souffrance et de contrer les perceptions n\u00e9gatives sur la qualit\u00e9 de vie des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es, malades ou handicap\u00e9es. Le projet de loi C-14 \u00e9tablit un juste \u00e9quilibre pour les Canadiens entre la protection des personnes vuln\u00e9rables et le choix pour ceux dont les conditions m\u00e9dicales causent des souffrances persistantes et intol\u00e9rables.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431732\" data-originallang=\"en\"> En conclusion, je voudrais souligner pour mes coll\u00e8gues parlementaires que l'approche adopt\u00e9e dans le projet de loi C-14 est le r\u00e9sultat d'une r\u00e9flexion et de d\u00e9lib\u00e9rations approfondies pendant plusieurs mois. De nombreuses consultations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9es cette derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e sur la question de l'aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir aupr\u00e8s des Canadiens, des intervenants et des experts concern\u00e9s. Les conclusions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 attentivement examin\u00e9es pour \u00e9clairer le texte de loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431733\" data-originallang=\"en\">J\u2019esp\u00e8re que la Chambre et le S\u00e9nat peuvent appuyer la motion. Je tiens \u00e0 remercier du fond du coeur tous les parlementaires de la Chambre basse et de la Chambre haute qui ont d\u00e9battu de cette question de fa\u00e7on professionnelle et approfondie. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une politique sociale transformatrice dont les gouvernements d\u00e9battent une fois par g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, et ce projet de loi est l\u2019un de ces d\u00e9bats remarquables. Que l'on ne se m\u00e9prenne pas, ce sera un changement radical pour le Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4431734\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Dans la d\u00e9cision Carter, la Cour Supr\u00eame a reconnu qu\u2019il appartenait au Parlement d\u2019\u00e9tablir un r\u00e9gime appropri\u00e9. Je pense que nous avons adopt\u00e9 la meilleure approche pour notre pays.</p>"
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