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Svend Robinson

Svend Robinson is a former NDP MP who represented Burnaby, B.C., from 1979-2004. He will be running as the NDP candidate in Burnaby North-Seymour, B.C., in the next federal election. Mr. Robinson, who championed the right of Sue Rodriguez, was a leader in the movement for the right to physician-assisted death.


Let’s fight for a doctor-assisted death law that reflects compassion and dignity, hallmarks of Sue Rodriguez’s life

opinion | BY SVEND ROBINSON | February 11, 2019