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{
"time": "2020-12-08 10:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Arif Virani (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Arif Virani (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du ministre de la Justice et procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Canada, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6419754\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I appreciate the contributions of the <a data-HoCid=\"263838\" href=\"/politicians/erin-otoole/\" title=\"Erin O'Toole\">Leader of the Opposition</a>. I would put out that safeguards have in fact been increased in the legislation, particularly in track two with respect to the 90-day requirement for an assessment and the expertise being required as part of that assessment panel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6419755\" data-originallang=\"en\">When we consider why track two is appropriate, the member opposite went to great lengths to cite extensive jurisprudence. The jurisprudence in the Truchon decision indicated that not making medical assistance in dying available to persons who were not at the end of life, including persons with disability, like Madam Gladu and Monsieur Truchon, was itself unconstitutional.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6419756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Given that we have dealt with extensive consultations, given that Canadians are needlessly suffering and given that we have straightforward legislation before us, will the member opposite use his leadership with respect to his caucus to ensure we can have a vote on the legislation to address, and no longer prolong, the needless suffering of Canadians?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6419754\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je remercie le <a data-HoCid=\"263838\" href=\"/politicians/erin-otoole/\" title=\"Erin O'Toole\">chef de l\u2019opposition</a> pour ses propos concernant le projet de loi. Je lui dirais qu'en fait, le projet de loi am\u00e9liore les mesures de protection, notamment dans le deuxi\u00e8me volet, relativement au d\u00e9lai de 90 jours exig\u00e9 pour l'\u00e9valuation et \u00e0 l'expertise exig\u00e9e pour les membres du groupe d'\u00e9valuation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6419755\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face s'est donn\u00e9 beaucoup de mal pour citer une abondante jurisprudence en vue de remettre en question le caract\u00e8re appropri\u00e9 du deuxi\u00e8me volet. Pourtant, la d\u00e9cision rendue dans l'affaire Truchon indique que le fait de priver les personnes qui ne sont pas en fin de vie, y compris les personnes handicap\u00e9es comme Mme Gladu et M. Truchon, de l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir est inconstitutionnel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6419756\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c9tant donn\u00e9 que nous avons men\u00e9 de vastes consultations, que des Canadiens souffrent inutilement et que nous sommes saisis d'une mesure l\u00e9gislative assez simple, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face exercera-t-il son ascendant pour convaincre son caucus de nous permettre de voter sur le projet de loi afin de soulager, au lieu de prolonger, les souffrances inutiles des Canadiens?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/12/8/arif-virani-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/arif-virani/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4435/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11071853",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Criminal Code",
"fr": "Le Code criminel"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/12/8/",
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}
}