Bill C-7 is a matter of life and death for persons with disabilities

Let’s take our time debating this issue and coming to the right conclusion. For persons with disabilities, this is literally a matter of life and death.

Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 26, 2020, is the minister responsible for Bill C-7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NICOLAS ROULEAU

December 3, 2020

By cavalierly hurrying through Parliament and limiting debate on legislation to expand access to assisted death in Canada (Bill C-7), the Canadian government is fast-tracking the deaths of persons with disabilities. Up until now, medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been limited to those at the e...

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