441-01658 (Justice)
- Keywords
- C-7, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
- Children
- Health care system
- Medical assistance in dying
- Mental health
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:
Whereas:
There are many recent disturbing reports of people accessing euthanasia in Canada due to lack of adequate access to care and support;
Legalization of state-administered or supervised killing of those suffering from mental health challenges will undermine suicide prevention efforts;
Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians recommended infanticide by expanding euthanasia to "babies from birth to one year of age who come into the world with severe deformities and very serious syndromes."; and
Infanticide is always wrong.
Therefore we, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, call on the Government of Canada and on Parliament to:
1. Repeal Bill C-7 and protect Canadians struggling with mental illness by facilitating treatment and recovery, not death; and
2. Reject the expansion of euthanasia to children and infants.
Response by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Parliamentary Secretary James Maloney
Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) regime permits persons who meet all the eligibility criteria in section 241.2 of the Criminal Code to receive MAID. In order to be eligible, a person must be at least 18 years old, make a voluntary request for MAID and consent to receiving it, and, as such, eligibility for MAID cannot be extended to infants under the existing framework. The Government of Canada has no intention of creating exemptions to criminal offences to permit MAID for infants.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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John Williamson
(New Brunswick Southwest)
September 25, 2023 (Petition No. 441-01658) - Government response tabled
- November 8, 2023
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