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Column: Provinces vary on access to assisted dying
by Allan Woods Quebec has had most requests, while much of Canada hasn’t reacted yet Some provinces have neglected or […]
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National Column: A BIG FIRST STEP
As the Supreme Court’s deadline for assisted-dying legislation passed with no new law in place, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected claims his proposed law doesn’t go nearly far enough. […]
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National Column: Five unexpected developments in Bill C-14 debate
The time-sensitive production of a Charter-compliant federal law on medically assisted death was always going to be a logistical challenge for whomever was elected to power last October.
On that basis, the fact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government missed Monday’s court-imposed deadline to prevent a legal void is probably the least unexpected development in the legislative saga that has consumed MPs and senators over the first session of the new Parliament. […]
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National Column: The dying elephant at a happy Liberal gathering
by Tim Harper Wendy Robbins called it the elephant in the room and she was not going to give up […]
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National Column: Historic debate on death is silenced
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould was telling a Senate committee this week that her government’s assisted-dying legislation was a “transformational shift” in this country. But she had to excuse herself.
She was needed down the hall in the House of Commons to explain why debate had to be cut off on this transformational shift. […]
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National Column: Assisted-dying bill exploited by all sides
by Tim Harper When it comes to physician-assisted dying, should the beliefs of a health-care institution trump a charter right […]
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National Column: Should kids have the right to die?
A joint committee dealing with the most emotional of issues to come before this Parliament has boldly opened the door to assisted dying for adolescents and children in this country. […]