Consultations on Physician-Assisted Dying - Summary of Results and Key Findings
Annex G: Abstracts of Document Submissions Received
Introduction
The following document provides abstracts and additional information for all document submissions received throughout the External Panel’s consultations.
Submissions received from private individuals have had identifying details such as last names removed to maintain the anonymity of the submitters. Identifying details have been maintained only when specific permission has been received from an individual or the documents are from an individual with whom the Panel met through their in-person consultations. Identifying details have not been removed for submissions made on behalf of organizations.
| ID# | Submitted By | Organization | Title | Abstract | Submission Date (D-M-Y) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Raphael | Individual Submission | Guidelines for Physician-Assisted Suicide | A philosophical treatise on concepts such as autonomy and respect for others that calls for a PAD process where the patient controls the consumption of the lethal substance. The submission includes a list of 19 proposed safeguards. | 2015-08-07 | English |
| 002 | Esther | Individual Submission | Euthenasia is never the "better" way | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-07 | English |
| 003 | Clarence | Individual Submission | Joe | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-07 | English |
| 004 | John | Individual Submission | impeachment | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-07 | English |
| 005 | Peter | Individual Submission | No to assisted suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-08 | English |
| 006 | Ruth | Individual Submission | ProtectiveMeasures/ Safeguards | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-08 | English |
| 007 | Nancy | Individual Submission | Invoke the Notwithstanding clause | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-08 | English |
| 008 | Anita | Individual Submission | Intolerable pain | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-08 | English |
| 009 | Richard | Individual Submission | The Death of the Right to Life in Canada | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-08 | English |
| 010 | Jessica Simon | Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Calgary | Perspectives on SCC decision from Division of Palliative Medicine University of Calgary, April 2015 | Calls for distinct separation between palliative care and PAD to avoid harmful, unintended consequences for the patient-physician relationship. Also calls for greater access to palliative care. | 2015-08-09 | English |
| 011 | Dean | Individual Submission | We need to love | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-10 | English |
| 012 | Julia | Individual Submission | Submission to Panel Regarding Physician Assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-10 | English |
| 013 | Al | Individual Submission | Assisted death is not health care | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-11 | English |
| 014 | Suzanne | Individual Submission | Respect de vie | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-11 | Français |
| 015 | Derek | Individual Submission | Please be as stringent as possible | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-11 | English |
| 016 | Carlos | Individual Submission | Life is life.. what a beautiful free gift | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-11 | English |
| 017 | Richard | Individual Submission | Opposé à l'euthanasie | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-12 | Français |
| 018 | Marie-Christine | Individual Submission | Je veux vivre dans un pays civilisé | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-12 | Français |
| 019 | Janina | Individual Submission | No to euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-12 | English |
| 020 | Liliane | Individual Submission | favoriser la vie, non pas la mort | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-12 | Français |
| 021 | Meghan Schrader | Autistic Self Advocacy Network/ American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today | Please Remember Systemic Injustice and Invoke the Notwistanding Clause to STOP Euthanasia | Considers PAD from the perspective of persons with disabilities and calls for a ban on PAD. | 2015-08-12 | English |
| 022 | Tim | Individual Submission | Subversive Strategies to Sell Assisted Suicide. | Submission of another author's work discussing lobbying efforts by pro-assisted dying groups. | 2015-08-13 | English |
| 023 | Caitlin | Individual Submission | Physician assisted euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-14 | English |
| 024 | René | Individual Submission | la vie don de Dieu | A bible quote. | 2015-08-14 | Français |
| 025 | Bertrand | Individual Submission | la vie ne nous appartient pas c'est nous qui appartenons à la vie | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-21 | Français |
| 026 | Scott Allardyce | Canadian Disability Alliance | Canadian Disability Alliance (CDA) comments related to assisted suicide in Canada | Letter presents a resolution supporting the position held by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, and calling for specific safeguards should a law authorizing PAD be enacted. Includes a thesis on non-consensual euthanasia by Suzanne Share of York University. | 2015-08-24 | English |
| 027 | Faith | Individual Submission | Executioners? | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-25 | English |
| 028 | John | Individual Submission | cocomas and advanced dementia using living wills | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-25 | English |
| 029 | Jill | Individual Submission | Consider the real cost of Assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-25 | English |
| 030 | Sigrid | Individual Submission | My Beliefs on Physician-assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-25 | English |
| 031 | Millicent | Individual Submission | Protect Life Not Death | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-27 | English |
| 032 | Sophie | Individual Submission | Mon point de vue sur l'euthanasie | Personal comment delves into the philosophical questions related to PAD. | 2015-08-27 | Français |
| 033 | Tamas | Individual Submission | A plea from a doctor | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-28 | English |
| 034 | Tim & Louise | Individual Submission | PAS and Euthanasia - Impact on our consciences, our families and our culture | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-28 | English |
| 035 | Michel | Individual Submission | OPTIONS ILLUSOIRES | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-08-29 | Français |
| 036 | Antoine | Individual Submission | Opinion personnelle. | Personal comment suggests a larger role for the judiciairy in PAD. | 2015-08-30 | Français |
| 037 | Edward | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Personal letter from a lawyer who had a personal experience with physician-assisted dying in another country. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 038 | Sheila | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 039 | Wendela | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 040 | Donna | Individual Submission | Assisted Dying Should Be Accessible | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 041 | Klaus | Individual Submission | Physician-assisted dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. Focuses on Safeguards. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 042 | Raphael | Individual Submission | “An Argument for Physician-Assisted Suicide and Against Euthanasia”, Ethics, Medicine, and Public Health (2015, forthcoming). | This 35-page thought piece examines key issues such as quality of life, patient autonomy and competence, as well as the conscience rights of caregivers, and provides guidance in the form of safeguards. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 043 | Dr. Catherine Ferrier | Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia | Considerations for Assisted suicide legislation | Proposes several elements and criteria for consideration in the formulation of a PAD law. Addresses criteria, conditions and application procedures. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 044 | Shawn | Individual Submission | document | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 045 | Rene | Individual Submission | Commentary on PAD | Short preamble followed by a series of other pieces including studies, journal articles and opinion pieces. | 2015-09-01 | English |
| 046 | Wilfred | Individual Submission | Pro-Choice | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 047 | David Baker | bakerlaw | Draft legislation | Text of proposed legislation that would amend the Criminal Code to be consistent with the Supreme Court's decision in Carter v. Canada. | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 048 | David Baker | bakerlaw | Backgrounder to Draft Legislation | A supplementary piece to David Baker and Gilbert Sharpe's draft legislation (Submission #047). A series of eligibility criteria and safeguards are outlined. | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 049 | Catherine | Individual Submission | My experience a a Palliative Care nurse | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 050 | Kaitlin | Individual Submission | Mon opinion | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-02 | Français |
| 051 | Flemming | Individual Submission | Danish Ethical Council's considerations on euthanasia | A translated 184-page compilation of three publications: Spiritual care for the Dying, Treating the Dying, and Euthanasia: Legalizing killing on request? | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 052 | Victoria | Socialist Patients Collective/ Patients Front - Multi-focal expansionism Canada | Against the primary (proto-) medical Modern-EuthaNAZIsm | A statement outlining a series of perceived risks and warning of a slippery slope. | 2015-09-02 | English |
| 053 | Patricia | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-03 | English |
| 054 | David | Individual Submission | We need to care more! | Link to an Association for Reformed Political Action page with an op-ed published in Feb. 2015 | 2015-09-03 | English |
| 055 | George | Individual Submission | End Of Life Assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-03 | English |
| 056 | David | Individual Submission | Right to die as a Freedom Issue | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-03 | English |
| 057 | Jeremy | Individual Submission | Time for Ottawa to Act | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. Suggests a few safeguards and accessibility mechanisms. | 2015-09-03 | English |
| 058 | Harry | Individual Submission | Results Not Intentions | The reprint of an article written by the executive director of a Toronto-based non-profit. The article provides a comprehensive look at the issues involved, identifies risks and provides safeguards. | 2015-09-04 | English |
| 059 | Máire | Individual Submission | The Dangers of Government Assisted Suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-05 | English |
| 060 | Robert | Individual Submission | God's will | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-06 | English |
| 061 | Jule | Individual Submission | more personal opinions on doctor-"assisted" suicide and mercy killing | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-06 | English |
| 062 | Tom | Individual Submission | Submission, Tom XXXX: Living before dying with dignity | Informed personal comment describes some safeguards and discusses several relevant ethical points. | 2015-09-06 | English |
| 063 | Tom | Individual Submission | XXXX final.pdf | A 99-page presentation to a Quebec Superior Court in a case involving physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-06 | English |
| 064 | François | Individual Submission | Les dangers de l'euthanasie | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-06 | Français |
| 065 | Francis | Individual Submission | Physician Assisted Suicide and Security of the Person | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 066 | Nora | Individual Submission | Right to Die | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 067 | Stuart | Individual Submission | Why Canadian Attitudes on Dying Have Changed | An explanation of why Canadians' attitudes on assisted suicide have apparently changed. | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 068 | Jonathan | Individual Submission | Words of Wisdom in Regards to Euthanasia | An excerpt from a letter written by Pope John Paul II | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 069 | Dave | Individual Submission | The Importance of Self-determination | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 070 | John | Individual Submission | Addressing Problems with Doctor-Assisted Suicide | Personal comment focuses on two risks (pressuring of vulnerable patients, undermining role of physicians) and offers safeguards | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 071 | Veronica | Individual Submission | Risks of, and Alternative to Physician Assisted Dying (PAD) | Personal comment examines risks and suggests greater support for palliative care. | 2015-09-07 | English |
| 072 | Julie | Individual Submission | Canada; a people of life | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 073 | Jesse | Individual Submission | Physician-assisted suicide unforensic and inimical to public good | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 074 | Kenneth | Individual Submission | State Regulated Killing | Brief note encouraging the Panel to consult with specific groups on this issue. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 075 | Kevin | Individual Submission | The Great Matter of Life and Death - A philosophical perspective | A lengthy (20 pages) philosophical analysis of the Supreme Court's decision and potential responses to it submitted on behalf of the author by a friend with permission. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 076 | Barbara | Individual Submission | New laws enabling doctor-assisted suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 077 | Lynn | Individual Submission | Reasonable safeguards, not unreasonable barriers to access | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-08 | English |
| 078 | Mary | Individual Submission | The Right to Choose | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-09 | English |
| 079 | Lizzy | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 080 | Ian Bushfield | British Columbia Humanist Association | Allow assisted dying for all who choose it | Submission provides a humanist perspective on the relevant issues and suggests a few attributes of a potential regime. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 081 | Christian | Individual Submission | L'euthanasie (aide médicale à mourir) : une forme de corruption sournoise | A book (adaptation of university research into gerontology) warning against perceived inherent risks in legalizing PAD. | 2015-09-10 | Français |
| 082 | Kirsten | Individual Submission | Ron XXXX's Suicide Note | Ostensibly a suicide note from someone who suffered from terminal cancer before taking his own life. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 083 | Ellinor | Individual Submission | Re: Legislative response to legalization of Physician-Assisted Death | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 084 | Daniel | Individual Submission | The Government | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 085 | Jule | Individual Submission | Hospital protocols | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-10 | English |
| 086 | Hilmar | Individual Submission | Comply with the court's decision! | A series of web screens apparently taken from the BC Humanist Association website outline the organization's views on physician-assisted dying, including eligibility criteria and safeguards. | 2015-09-11 | English |
| 087 | Mac | Individual Submission | Considerations from Belgium's experience with assisted dying | Article describes Belgium's physician-assisted dying regime as overly permissive and lacking in safeguards. | 2015-09-12 | English |
| 088 | François | Individual Submission | Legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada: recommendations to attenuate a lethal mix for patients and a doctor-assistd disaster for medicien and Canadian society | A 10,000-word paper, with detailed footnotes and references, examining the issue from the perspective of geriatric patients and their health-care providers. The paper recommends a series of safeguards and proposes definitions for key terms. | 2015-09-12 | English |
| 089 | Sheila | Individual Submission | Physician-assisted dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-12 | English |
| 090 | Adele | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-13 | English |
| 091 | Egbert | Individual Submission | Comments re Putting Down | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-13 | English |
| 092 | Alain | Individual Submission | Justice certaine ou certaine justice? | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-15 | Français |
| 093 | Margaret | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-16 | English |
| 094 | Kathryn Tucker | Disability Rights Legal Center | Declaration of Eric Kress, M.D., In Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction | Doctor's testimony to a court in Montana hearing a case on assisted dying. | 2015-09-16 | English |
| 095 | Elizabeth | Individual Submission | A huge mistake for all Canadians | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-17 | English |
| 096 | Markos | Individual Submission | Dying with Dignity: is Euthanasia the Public Policy Answer? | A 14-page paper explores many of the ethical issues raised by the Supreme Court's decision. | 2015-09-17 | English |
| 097 | Mary | Individual Submission | The Greed and Abuse Factor | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-18 | English |
| 098 | Dr Thomas Bouchard, Dr Jim Lane | Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians Societies | Conscience protection in Legislation | A letter from the Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians Societies outlining their organization's position on physician-assisted dying. The submission also contains materials from other organizations including three letters, a proposal on how to respond to requests for PAD in a way that respects physicians' conscience rights and patient autonomy, and a draft policy from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta on the same topic. | 2015-09-20 | English |
| 099 | Betty | Individual Submission | Protect and respect life | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-21 | English |
| 100 | Lisa | Individual Submission | I want choice. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-21 | English |
| 101 | Eva | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-22 | English |
| 102 | Sheila | Individual Submission | Graham XXXXXX Document | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-22 | English |
| 103 | Alain | Individual Submission | LOI ET BIEN COMMUN | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-23 | Français |
| 104 | Alan & Judy | Individual Submission | Assisted Death | A man recounts the daily struggles of his wife who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. | 2015-09-23 | English |
| 105 | Alain | Individual Submission | Précision constitutionnelle | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-23 | Français |
| 106 | Evelyn | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-24 | English |
| 107 | Sarah Bastedo | Inter-professional Healthcare Students' Association | Assisted Dying Position Paper | Submission discusses an interdisciplinary approach to assisted dying, by involving many health-care professionals. | 2015-09-24 | English |
| 108 | Elizabeth | Individual Submission | STOP EUTHANASIA | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-24 | English |
| 109 | James Sanders, Chair | Disability Advisory Council of DWDC | Submission to the Federal Panel on PAD from the Disability Community | Submission considers several issues from the perspective of persons with disabilities. | 2015-09-25 | English |
| 110 | Wanda Morris, CEO | Dying With Dignity Canada | Submission to the Federal Panel on PAD from Dying With Dignity Canada | Submission calls for a series of safeguards, defines key terms and discusses perceived weaknesses in the Panel's Issue Book. | 2015-09-25 | English |
| 111 | Vyda Ng | Canadian Unitarian Council | Canadian Provincial/Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying - Written Submission Stakeholder Form | Submission calls for safeguards such as a detailed assessment of patient needs. Also describes potential barriers to accessing PAD and ways to overcome them. | 2015-09-26 | English |
| 112 | Gerald | Individual Submission | Support for dr assisted end of life with appropriate safeguards | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-26 | English |
| 113 | Marilyn | Individual Submission | Alternative to physician-assisted suicide and euthansia. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-26 | English |
| 114 | Carolyn | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-27 | English |
| 115 | PJ | Individual Submission | One physician's perspective on PAD | Submission from a physician expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-28 | English |
| 116 | Jeanette | Individual Submission | MD Assisted Death | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-28 | English |
| 117 | Jessica | Individual Submission | It's Time to Change the Law | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-28 | English |
| 118 | Richard | Individual Submission | My right to physician assisted dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 119 | Margaret | Individual Submission | Consultation on Physician Assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. Calls for safeguards that do not create unreasonable barriers to access. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 120 | Aj | Individual Submission | It is time to give people the freedom over their own bodies and lives. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 121 | Marie | Individual Submission | Assisted dying and souls on ice | A bioethicist provides insights into the ethics of PAD. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 122 | Stella | Individual Submission | Protect vulnerable Canadians! | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 123 | Olivia | Individual Submission | This is wrong | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-29 | English |
| 124 | Don | Individual Submission | Voluntary Euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-30 | English |
| 125 | Tamara | Individual Submission | Euthanasia should not be legalized | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-30 | English |
| 126 | Taylor | Individual Submission | Freedom of conscience and religion are fundamental freedoms in Canada under Section 2 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-09-30 | English |
| 127 | Michael Bach | Canadian Association for Community Living | Protecting Choice & Safeguarding Inclusion | Position paper suggests principled eligibility criteria and safeguards to protect vulnerable persons. | 2015-10-01 | English |
| 128 | Kallie | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-01 | English |
| 129 | Barbara Glidewell | Individual Submission | The Oregon Experience | A powerpoint presentation examines the 17-year history of legal physician-assisted dying in Oregon. | 2015-10-02 | English |
| 130 | Dr. Hartley Stern, Executive Director/CEO | The Canadian Medical Protective Association | Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | The letter emphasizes physicians conscience rights and calls for legal clarity in light of the Supreme Court's ruling. | 2015-10-02 | English |
| 131 | Brandon | Individual Submission | How to define pain | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-03 | English |
| 132 | Rob Jonquière | World Federation of Right to Die Societies (WFRtDS) | Comment fron a Dutch and World perspective | Former CEO of Dutch Right to Die Society explains the legalities of the Netherlands' law and some relevant statistics from that country. | 2015-10-04 | English |
| 133 | Janet | Individual Submission | In Favour of Physician-Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-04 | English |
| 134 | Doris | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 135 | Prof. Michael Eleff, MD | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Letter from pyschiatrist expresses personal and professional opinion. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 136 | Philippe | Individual Submission | Principes à respecter dans tout régime d'aide médicale à mourir | This seven-page piece was originally written in 2010 during Parliamentary debate for C-384, rewritten during the review of Quebec's law on PAD and edited again. It is well researched and footnoted, and addresses major ethical and legal issues. | 2015-10-05 | Français |
| 137 | Justine | Individual Submission | Suggestions to the Panel | Canadian physician apparently based in the U.S. responds to online consultation. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 138 | Daniela | Individual Submission | Sick Child's Future at Risk | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 139 | Elaine | Individual Submission | Letter to authorities from my former husband, Dan Devaney | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 140 | Mark | Individual Submission | Opposition to Any Form of Physician Involvement in Suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-05 | English |
| 141 | Joshua T. Landry, MSc | Individual Submission | Ethical Considerations in the Regulation of Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Death in Canada | Presents ethical considerations that would be pertinent in the development of policies and regulations in light of the Supreme Court's ruling. Examines regimes in jurisdictions where euthanasia is legal, and explores topics such as patient and provider autonomy from a Canadian perspective. | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 142 | Thomas | Individual Submission | Why the delay? | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 143 | Karen | Individual Submission | Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Personal comment which describes safeguards. | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 144 | Wayne | Individual Submission | Physician-assisted Dying in Canada: Where do we go from Here? | A thoughtful, lengthy expression of opinions in question-and-answer format that describes safeguards, including review and oversight considerations. | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 145 | Alison | Individual Submission | Euthanasia and Assisted Dying | A community pharmacist outlines suggested procedures for physician-assisted dying and proposes safeguards | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 146 | Tim | Individual Submission | "I desire mercy, not sacrifice."-Jesus | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-06 | English |
| 147 | Ginette | Individual Submission | Palliative Care doesn't kill | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-06 | English and Français |
| 148 | Joan | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 149 | Amy Hasbrouck | Toujours Vivant-Not Dead yet | Goals, Principles and Recommendations: Legislation Governing Assisted Suicide | Expresses concerns that some people with disabilities have regarding potential legislation on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 150 | Hélène | Individual Submission | Point de vue personnel sur la question | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | Français |
| 151 | Rosa | Individual Submission | Legalizing Assisted Suicide | A petition or declaration that lists several risks. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 152 | Kevin | Individual Submission | terminology and possible remedies | Column for Hospital News poses a number of questions relating to risks and safeguards. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 153 | Janet McLean and Judy Lewis | The Catholic Women's League of Canada | The Catholic Women’s League of Canada | Expresses concerns about inadequate availability of palliative care and describes some risks. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 154 | Raphael | Individual Submission | Guidelines for physician-assisted suicide | An article by a professor at the University of Hull, UK delves into philosophical matters and provides guidelines for physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 155 | Greg | Individual Submission | The need for Physician Assisted Death | Submission from an individual highlighting safeguards for physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 156 | Annette | Individual Submission | Respect the right to die with dignity | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 157 | Shirley | Individual Submission | The death of Jack XXXX | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 158 | Brian | Individual Submission | Euthanasia and human rights | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 159 | Kit and Pat | Individual Submission | Assisted suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-07 | English |
| 160 | Nicole | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | Français |
| 161 | André | Individual Submission | Mémoire au Comité externe sur les options de réponse législative à Carter c. Canada | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | Français |
| 162 | Paul | Individual Submission | Feedback for the 2015 Consultation on Legislative Options for Assisted Dying | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying and suggesting safeguards. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 163 | Vincent | Individual Submission | Ban all forms of assistant killing | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 164 | Timothy | Individual Submission | Palliative Care for All & Medically-Assisted Rational Suicide (MARS) - towards full Patient autonomy in End of Life Care. | A physician describes the "therapeutic dishonesty" of the status quo and a few safeguards. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 165 | Pat | Individual Submission | Explore ALL avenues | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 166 | Faye Sonier | Canadian Physicians for Life | Canadian Physicians for Life Submission | Submission emphasizes the moral nature of medical practice and proposes mechanisms to ensure that all physicians, regardless of conviction, are treated fairly. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 167 | Rev. Dr. Darren Roorda | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada on Physician-Assisted Dying | Letter emphasizes the importance of providing adequate palliative care. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 168 | Cameron | Individual Submission | More time is necessary | Letter calls for more time to identify and consider options to respond Supreme Court's decision. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 169 | Michel | Individual Submission | Un pensez-y bien | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | Français |
| 170 | C. Gwendolyn Landolt | REAL Women of Canada | More Time Required ... | Letter calls for more time to identify and consider options to respond Supreme Court's decision. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 171 | Marcia | Individual Submission | Response to Terms of Reference | Letter identifies potential eligibility criteria and procedural safeguards. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 172 | Cathy | Individual Submission | Risks of Assisted Suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-08 | English |
| 173 | Monique | Individual Submission | Euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 174 | Tammy | Individual Submission | We need palliative care not end of life | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 175 | Jim | Individual Submission | Another vote for doctor assisted death | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 176 | Vito | Individual Submission | Guidance from God's Biblical Principles | A lengthy submission which makes use of numerous bible quotes to support beliefs regarding human suffering, euthanasia and assisted suicide. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 177 | Alfred | Individual Submission | Persons and Questions | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 178 | Sharon Baxter | Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association | Consultation submission by the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association | Provides context on changes in end-of-life decisions and options, and on increased rates of chronic disease and infirmity. Calls for greater access to hospice and palliative care, and for increased information about end-of-life options and decisions. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 179 | Hans | Individual Submission | The Carter decision should be overthrown | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 180 | John | Individual Submission | The Truth about Euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-09 | English |
| 181 | Ginette | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. Offers guidance on safeguards and principles. | 2015-10-10 | Français |
| 182 | Duncan | Individual Submission | Please, Recommend No | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 183 | Joe | Individual Submission | Time for Action-Leadership is Results not Position | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 184 | Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB | Archdiocese of Vancouver | Archbishop Miller - Submission - Consultation on Legislated Options for Assisted Dying | Submission emphasizes risks and mentions a few safeguards. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 185 | Marie | Individual Submission | Liberté de conscience | Detailed personal comment from a retired physician explores concepts such as conscience, values, medicine and others. | 2015-10-10 | Français |
| 186 | Rev Don Larson | Archdiocese of Vancouver | CONCERN | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 187 | Francis | Individual Submission | 3.2, abc&d Daughters End of Life | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 188 | Linda | Individual Submission | Mandate | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-10 | English |
| 189 | Cathy Bouchard | Catholic Women's League of Canada | Consultations on Legislation for Assisted Dying | Stresses importance of conscience rights of caregivers and of respect for human life. Cautions against making physician-assisted dying a "right." | 2015-10-11 | English |
| 190 | Liette | Individual Submission | mémoire présenté au comitéexterne sur les options de réponses législatives à Carte c.Canada ( euthanasie) | Submission from a physician expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. Focuses on risks, safeguards and vulnerable persons, among other issues. | 2015-10-11 | Français |
| 191 | Diederik Lohman, Associate Health Director | Human Rights Watch | Human Rights Watch Submission to External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Detailed 12-page position paper with references and footnotes, focusing on the notion of free and informed decision-making, and access and availabiliby of palliative care. Also provides international human-rights based perspective on key issues. | 2015-10-11 | English |
| 192 | Gordon | Individual Submission | Quelques Considérations de la Perspective des Personnes Handicapées Portant sur la Forme et l’Implémentation d’une Loi Future au Sujet du Suicide Assisté | An 8,000-word paper considers the various issues in play from a personal and philosophical perspective, and focuses on the potentially negative impacts of a PAD law on persons with disabilities. | 2015-10-11 | Français |
| 193 | Catherine | Individual Submission | Hearing our voice | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-11 | English |
| 194 | Julie | Individual Submission | Minimize Risks to Individuals and Society by Establishing Safeguards through Front Line Workers rds | Describes personal experiences as caregiver during the deaths of two family members in different provinces and vastly different circumstances. Ultimately calls for greater access to standardized palliative care. | 2015-10-11 | English |
| 195 | Jake Sinke | Canada Family Action | Look Closely at the Alternative | Brief letter advocating for greater access to standardized health care. Includes as an attachment a 17-page paper with references and footnotes which examines key issues and calls for greater access to palliative care. | 2015-10-11 | English |
| 196 | Jo | Individual Submission | Life in Canada | Personal comment informed by recent death of loved one. | 2015-10-12 | English |
| 197 | Wendy | Individual Submission | My Choice | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-12 | English |
| 198 | Emily | Individual Submission | Concerns about physician-assisted suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-12 | English |
| 199 | Frances | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 200 | André Schutten | Association for Reformed Political Action Canada | Protecting Life: How Parliament Can Fully Ban Assisted Suicide Witout Using Section 33 | Presents a legal analysis of the Supreme Court decision and offers draft legislation prohibiting assisted suicide by anyone, including physicians and health-care workers. | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 201 | Louis | Individual Submission | Not withstanding Clause | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 202 | Elizabeth | Individual Submission | Physician-Assisted Suicide Must Not Come to Canada | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying and proposing various safeguards. | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 203 | Elizabeth Andrzejczak | Kildonan Advocates for Life | Notwithstanding Clause Requested | Expresses concerns about using death to avert potential future suffering and how this logic might have tragic consequences for vulnerable groups in society. | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 204 | Myrella Roy | Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists | Perspectives of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Seven-page paper includes a list of risks and corresponding safeguards divided into risks to patients and society (including healthcare professionals). | 2015-10-13 | English |
| 205 | Tonia | Individual Submission | Risks are Substantial | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 206 | Cheryl | Individual Submission | Reasons for restrictions | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 207 | Michael | Individual Submission | Dealing with dementia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 208 | Chris | Individual Submission | Right to Die | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 209 | Flavianne | Individual Submission | Maintain the current law. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 210 | Diane Coleman, JD | Not Dead Yet (USA) | Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) | 15-page paper with footnotes and references examines key issues, particularly those related to persons with disabilities, and offers recommendations to mitigate risks. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 211 | Rosemary | Individual Submission | Stop Euthanasia | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-14 | English |
| 212 | Douglas | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-15 | English |
| 213 | Stephanie | Individual Submission | Protection of the Vulnerable | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-15 | English |
| 214 | Jessica McKeachie | The Salvation Army | Physician-Assisted Dying: The Salvation Army's Perspective | Position paper (bilingual) explains the principles behind the organization's position. | 2015-10-15 | Bilingual |
| 215 | Robert | Individual Submission | The woman who walked into the sea. | Personal comment references the book The woman who walked into the sea: Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease | 2015-10-15 | English |
| 216 | Sujandi | Individual Submission | Submission for Panal and Ministers | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-15 | English |
| 217 | Tina | Individual Submission | Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide. | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying and proposing varous safeguards. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 218 | Neil Hilliard | End of Life Care, Fraser Health Authority | Submission to the External Panel on a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Letter from the medical director of the Fraser Health Authority's End of Life Care Program, ostensibly representing the views of the Health Authority's Division of Palliative Medicine, provides a detailed examination of key issues from the perspective of palliative care. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 219 | Rob Manning | Illness Strategies | Mercy Healing | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 220 | Betty-Anne | Individual Submission | Submission for Federal Panel on Physician Assisted Dying (October2015) | Informed personal comments on the issues of eligibility criteria, risks, and safeguards as outlined in the Panel's submission guidelines. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 221 | Joelle Walker | Canadian Pharmacists Association | Role of pharmacists | Preliminary (prior to federal election and to consultation with Panel) position on key issues. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 222 | Sandra Kary | Catholic Health Association of Saskatchewan | Letter from Catholic Health Association of Sask | Letter states organization's position on an appropriate response to the Supreme Court's decision. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 223 | Pat | Individual Submission | Mercy | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 224 | Adele | Individual Submission | Why has life become disposable? | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-16 | English |
| 225 | Douglas F. Jack | Indigene Community www.indigenecommunity.info | 'Indigene (Latin 'self-generating')-'Community' (L. 'com' = 'together' + 'munus' = 'gift-or-service') options for living | Discusses indigenous and colonial perspectives on healthcare and assisted dying. | 2015-10-17 | English |
| 226 | Bob | Individual Submission | why assist | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-17 | English |
| 227 | Carole | Individual Submission | Formal Submission on Assisted Suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-17 | English |
| 228 | Pat Seed | Citizens With Disabilities – Ontario (CWDO) | CWDO Submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Presents perspective of persons with disabilities on key issues, including definitions of terms, and risks and safeguards. | 2015-10-17 | English |
| 229 | Glen | Individual Submission | L'État qui tue | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-17 | Français |
| 230 | Kerry | Individual Submission | Direct Consultation: Physician Assisted-Dying in Canada | Informed personal comment describes safeguards and risks | 2015-10-17 | English |
| 231 | Jennifer Tong | A Network of BC Physicians | Submission to Panel | Calls for a "robust system of safeguards…carefully designed and monitored…to protect individual patient safety and public good." Also emphasizes the need for protection of the conscience rights of physicians | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 232 | Pierre | Individual Submission | Point de vue personnel sur la décriminalisation de l’aide médical au suicide | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-18 | Français |
| 233 | Elizabeth | Individual Submission | Physician Assisted Suicide | Personal comment focuses on the issue of consent. | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 234 | Catherine | Individual Submission | Respect, Goodwill and Freedom | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 235 | Linda | Individual Submission | When Does an Inch Become a Mile | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 236 | Doug Thomas | Secular Connexion Séculière | Key Issues For Non-believers Regarding Physician-assisted Dying in Canada | Proposes safeguards and considers ethical issues from a secular perspective. | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 237 | Susan | Individual Submission | Request To Die | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-18 | English |
| 238 | Richard Elliott | Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network | Carter Factum | The joint Factum of the Intervener in the Carter case of Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and HIV/AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 239 | Richard Elliott | Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network | Submission to Provincial Panel | Emphasizes the importance of respecting patient autonomy in decision-making, of limiting waiting periods and requirements for contemporaneous consent, and for national standards and oversight. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 240 | Clarice | Individual Submission | Letter to Panel | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 241 | Althea | Individual Submission | A Physician's Input to the Expert Panel's Consultation Process | Informed personal comments about physicians' role in palliative care, and describes risks and safeguards. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 242 | Kiply Lukan Yaworski | Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon | Submission from Bishop of RC Diocese of Saskatoon | Identifies some of the risks associated with physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 243 | Johnny | Individual Submission | Protection of Physicians' Freedom of Conscience | Personal comment about potential impacts on physicians' conscience rights. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 244 | Stanley | Individual Submission | Proposal for Criminal Code Reforms in Regard to Voluntary Death | A submission to a Senate Committee that appears to date from 1996. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 245 | Matthew | Individual Submission | Federal PAD Panel Submission | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 246 | Emma | Individual Submission | Better End of Life Care Not Doctor Assisted Suicide | Describes a personal experience with end-of-life care | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 247 | Anastasia Pearse | National Campus Life Network | Legalizing PAS is not in the Best Interest of Canadians | Submission identifies a number of perceived risks presented by PAD. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 248 | Bruce | Individual Submission | Caution Urged | Describes risks and identifies safeguards. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 249 | Eric | Individual Submission | Response to External Panel request for input on Assisted Death | Describes risks and identifies safeguards. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 250 | Randy | Individual Submission | Love | A submission making use of numerous bible quotes to support beliefs regarding human suffering, euthanasia and assisted suicide. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 251 | Natalie | Individual Submission | Incurrable pain - A Personal Account | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 252 | E. P. | Individual Submission | The primacy of individual choice in this matter | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying focuses on safeguards. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 253 | Doris Grinspun | Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario | RNAO Submission to the Expert Panel for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Paper outlines RNAO's position and presents a series of recommendations, including a multi-stage collaborative process to develop a regulatory framework. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 254 | Derek | Individual Submission | There Is No Sane, Rational, Moral Way for the Government to Implement Carter v. Canada | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 255 | Dr. Carol Leet and Dr. Rocco Gerace | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario-Comments to Federal Panel | Presents perceived risks and safeguards, and discusses the conscience rights of physicians and other health-care providers. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 256 | James | Individual Submission | A personal post-Carter perspective | This comprehensive response includes a discussion of the conscience rights of health-care providers. | 2015-10-19 | English |
| 257 | Noah Shack | The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs | CIJA Interim Position on Physician Assisted Dying in Canada | Paper discusses eligibility, risks, safeguards and the conscience rights of health-care providers. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 258 | Andrew Neuner | The Health Quality Council of Alberta | HQCA - Consultation Response | Position is based on considerations of quality and safety, and on the organization's six dimensions of quality: acceptability, accessibility, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency and safety. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 259 | Elizabeth M Davis, RSM | Roman Catholic Religious Leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador | The Dignity Of Each Human Person And The Pursuit Of The Common Good | Paper explores key issues, such as the definitions of "competent adults," "consent," and "grievous and irremediable." | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 260 | Robert Piasentin | St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Guild of British Columbia | Submission to the External Panel on Assisted Dying Legislation | Paper discusses eligibility, risks, safeguards and the conscience rights of health-care providers. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 261 | Peter | Individual Submission | ARPA's Legislative Proposal should be considered | Submission from an individual indicating support for ARPA Canada's position on this issue and summarizing key points from ARPA's organization position on PAD | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 262 | Anna Farrow | English Speaking Catholic Council | Brief submitted by English Speaking Catholic Council to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Paper discusses risks, safeguards and the important of protecting conscience rights. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 263 | Douglas | Individual Submission | A Wide View of Patients' Rights and Support for Conscientious Objection | Analysis of the Court's decision and possible responses to it, including a consideration of invoking the notwithstanding clause. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 264 | James | Individual Submission | A Federal Legislative Response to Carter | Document was submitted with title only and no substantive content. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 265 | Matthew | Individual Submission | For Our Young People and Principle | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 266 | A. | Individual Submission | Involuntary Assisted Dying in the Acutely Ill Elderly | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 267 | David Granovsky | Canadian Nurses Assocation | Brief for the Government of Canada's External Panel | Identifies importance of making information available to patients and their families, of protecting the liability of health-care providers, and of mitigating potential risks to health-care providers (e.g. increased burnout and moral distress). | 2015-10-20 | Bilingual |
| 268 | Monica Branigan | Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians | Submission to External Panel | Emphasizes the importance of adequate palliative care and the role that limited access to palliative care plays in demand for physician-assisted dying. Also calls for better training and increasing public awareness of death-related topics and nature of consent. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 269 | Georges L'Espérance | Association québécoise pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité | Submission to Panel | Addresses definitions of key words and concepts, such as "medical assistance and euthanasia," and describes some of the risks likely to be incurred by individuals, health-care workers and society. | 2015-10-20 | Français |
| 270 | Azin Moradhassel | Canadian Medical Association | CMA Submission to the Federal External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter vs. Canada (Federal External Panel) | Presents results of consultations and posits 10 foundational principles and a series of recommendations. The submission emphasizes the need for a national legislative and regulatory framework, for protection of conscience rights for health-care workers, and for additional information and support for physicians and the general public facing end-of-life issues. | 2015-10-20 | Bilingual |
| 271 | Judith | Individual Submission | There Is No Mercy In Killing | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 272 | Simon | Individual Submission | Do no harm | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 273 | The Most Rev. Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. | Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops | The Position of the Catholic Church and the Stance of the Catholic Bishops of Canada on 'The Giving of Assistance in Dying' | Paper explains the moral and spiritual roots of the Conference's position on relevant issues. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 274 | John and Michele | Individual Submission | Concerned Citizens | Submission from an individual expressing a deeply held personal perspective on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 275 | Denise Page | Canadian Cancer Society | The Right to Care | Paper focuses largely on the accessibility of palliative care. | 2015-10-20 | English |
| 276 | Mei St-Cyr | Canadian Nurses Protective Society | Submission to Panel | Emphasizes the need for legislative protection for nurses who, in the normal course of carrying out their duties in accordance with the standard of practice of their profession, provide end-of-life care to patients or engage in discussions with patients about end-of-life options and wishes. Proposes draft legislation. | 2015-10-21 | English |
| 277 | Félix Couture | MedPASS | Defining Suffering | Report on legalities associated with physician-assisted dying examines specific issues, such as notion of "suffering," and considers ethical concerns, such as the right to life, liberty and security of the person. The report also explores the perspectives of patients and physicians, as well as the approaches used in other countries, and makes a series of recommendations about legislative solutions. | 2015-10-22 | English |
| 278 | John Sikkema | Association for Reformed Political Action Canada | Draft Legislation - An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Carter | Draft legislation invoking the notwithstanding clause to strike down the ruling of the Supreme Court. | 2015-10-22 | English |
| 279 | John Sikkema | Association for Reformed Political Action Canada | Respectfully Submitted: Policy Report for Parliamentarians | Paper examines the ethics of euthanasia and the sanctity of life, and cites statistics from jurisdictions where physician-assisted dying is legal. | 2015-10-22 | English |
| 280 | Eike-Henner Kluge | Individual Submission | Proposed amendment to the Criminal Code | Draft legislation stipulating that medical practitioners are not required to provide treatment when a patient competently requests non-treatment or cessation of treatment; and that a person can petition a superior court to permit the assistance of a physician to end that person's life. | 2015-10-23 | English |
| 281 | André Schutten | Association for Reformed Political Action Canada | Stemming the Tide: How Parliament Must Mitigate the Harm of Assisted Suicide | Paper explains the legitimacy, in light of both the constitutional division of powers and Section 7 of the Charter as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Carter v. Canada, of comprehensive federal legislation imposing, monitoring and enforcing strict limits on physician-assisted dying. | 2015-10-24 | English |
| 282 | Catherine Ferrier | Collectif des médecins contre l'euthanasie | Documents from the Collectif des médecins contre l'euthanasie | Presentation notes submitted by representatives of Collectif des médecins contre l'euthanasie from their direct consultation with the Panel in Montreal. | 2015-10-25 | English/Français |
| 283 | Michael Shea | Catholic Health Alliance of Canada | Submission to External Panel | In advance of face-to-face meeting, the paper outlines a few recommendations, such as separating palliative care from physician-assisted dying and respecting the conscience rights of health-care workers. | 2015-10-26 | English |
| 284 | Eike-Henner Kluge | Individual Submission | Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Ethical Considerations Touching Possible Amendments to the Criminal Code | Lengthy (39-page) considerations of exceptional cases involving various forms of PAD. | 2015-10-26 | English |
| 285 | Prof. Kathryn Church | Ryerson University School of Disability Studies | Carter vs. Canada External Review Panel Submission | Includes a series of recommendations, including an independent panel to review requests, and greater access to palliative care. | 2015-10-27 | English |
| 286 | Sean Murphy | Protection of Conscience Project | Submission to the (Federal) External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Presentation on the relevant issues for physicians and health-care workers with conscientious objections to PAD. | 2015-10-29 | English |
| 287 | Denise | Individual Submission | Speech to the Senate | Speech during debate on Bill S-225 considers various aspects of the issues. | 2015-10-29 | English |
| 288 | David Albert Jones | Individual Submission | A Submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v Canada | Paper considers legal frameworks, risk, consent issues, conscientious objection and PAD systems | 2015-10-30 | English |
| 289 | David Albert Jones | Individual Submission | Legalisation of assisted suicide: a safeguard to euthanasia? |
An academic overview of the Supreme Court's ruling, and of the models and logic of laws that permit euthanasia in other countries. | 2015-10-30 | English |
| 290 | John Sikkema | Christian Legal Fellowship | Christian Legal Fellowship Written Submission to External Panel | Presents a legal analysis of the Supreme Court decision and response options. | 2015-10-30 | English |
| 291 | Ed Montigny | ARCH Disability Law Centre | Written Submissions of ARCH Disability Law Centre | The submission references consultations and focus groups hosted by ARCH as it responds to the particular questions and issues raised in the Expert Panel's template. Emphasizes the need for additional services (e.g. housing, palliative) particular for vulnerable people. | 2015-10-30 | English |
| 292 | April D'Aubin | Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities | Submission to Panel on Physician Assisted Death From The Manitoba League Of Persons With Disabilities November 1 2015 | Submission calls for the establishment of a panel (modelled on Ontario's Consent and Capacity Panel) to review requests, along with a public reporting system that is monitored continually and informs future amendments. | 2015-11-01 | English |
| 293 | Dr. Louise Coulombe | Community Palliative Care Network | Physician Hastened Death: Complications | Flow chart examines the potential complications involved in completing the current procedures associated with euthanasia. | 2015-11-01 | English |
| 294 | Dr. Louise Coulombe | Community Palliative Care Network | The Dying Process | Graphic illustrates and explains the stages leading to death. | 2015-11-01 | English |
| 295 | Dr. Louise Coulombe | Community Palliative Care Network | Q&A | A series of questions and answers related to death, dying and end-of-life interventions. | 2015-11-01 | English |
| 296 | Karen | Individual Submission | Submission to the Panel on Physician-Assisted Dying | Personal letter from a family physician. | 2015-11-02 | English |
| 297 | Tina Head | Canadian Bar Association | Clarifying Law About End-of-Life Decision-Making | Includes resolutions to encourage provinces and territories to enact harmonized legislation with clear access to physician-assisted dying, safeguards for patients and health-care workers, and a system of oversight. Also calls on health-care regulatory bodies to develop appropriate standards of practice. | 2015-11-02 | English |
| 298 | Alex Schadenberg | Euthanasia Prevention Coalition | Submission to the External Panel | Examines other jurisdictions and calls for adequate legal oversight and objective criteria | 2015-11-02 | English |
| 299 | Eliza Chandler | Canadian Disabilities Studies Association | CDSAACEI Carter vs Canada Submission | "The decision to end one's life with medical assistance is only a real choice if made in a context of adequate home-care services, residential care, income support, palliative care, affordable and universal healthcare, and perhaps most importantly, in a culture that values differently embodied and minded individuals." | 2015-11-02 | English |
| 300 | Joelle Walker | Canadian Pharmacists' Association | Submission to the External Panel | Presents the results of a survey of 1,000 pharmacists across Canada and examines the impacts on pharmacists in jurisdictions where physician-assisted dying is legal. Also describes relevant practice guidelines for Canadian pharmacists, such as meeting a patient's requirements for pharmaceuticals while respecting a pharmacist's right of conscience. | 2015-11-03 | English |
| 301 | Katie Hardy | Canadian Psychiatric Association | Preliminary Remarks on Physician-Assisted Dying | Letter suggests that psychiatrists be involved only in cases where there is evidence of mental illness. Letter also calls for carefully consideration of terms such as "irremediable", and "intolerable and enduring suffering." | 2015-11-03 | English |
| 302 | Joelle Walker | Canadian Pharmacists' Association | Presentation to the External Panel | Slides to accompany presentation made to Panel. Presents the results of a survey of 1,000 pharmacists across Canada and examines the impacts on pharmacists in jurisdictions where physician-assisted dying is legal. Also describes relevant practice guidelines for Canadian pharmacists, such as meeting a patient's requirements for pharmaceuticals while respecting a pharmacist's right of conscience. | 2015-11-03 | English |
| 303 | Artem Safarov | College of Family Physicians of Canada | CFPC Survey of Members on PAD | Power-point presentation about the results of a members' survey. | 2015-11-04 | English |
| 304 | Artem Safarov | College of Family Physicians of Canada | Study of Family Medicine Curriculum | Study to inform medical curriculum planners measuring the impact of residents' previous exposure to family medicine on their future practice intentions. | 2015-11-04 | English |
| 305 | Larry Worthen | Christian Medical and Dental Society Canada | Response to Questions Posed by the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Expresses concerns about the inadequacy of current resources to support those facing end-of-life decisions (e.g. fee-for-service physicians are disincentivized, limited availability of expert counsellors, dearth of information). Also identifies risk of wrongful deaths, erosion of rights of disabled persons, and encourages the creation of protected spaces (e.g. hospitals, hospices) where euthanasia is not practiced. | 2015-11-04 | English |
| 306 | Dr. Renata Leong | Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians' Societies | Academic Articles to Supplement Consultations with the Panel | Presents copies of studies conducted by outside groups pertaining to PAD in European countries. | 2015-11-04 | English |
| 307 | Bruce Clemenger | The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada | Submission to the External Panel | The submission considers some of the profound social, moral, and philosophical issues raised by PAD and offers optional responses to the Supreme Court’s decision. The paper also lists potential safeguards. | 2015-11-05 | English |
| 308 | Christian Domenic Elia | Catholic Civil Rights League | Submission to the External Panel | Letter emphasizes the paramount importance of protecting the sanctity of life. Points out that while the Supreme Court ruling is based on the particular facts of the case presented, the direction to Parliament is for a law of general application. | 2015-11-05 | English |
| 309 | Jean Echlin | The deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research | It's Not That Simple: Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Today | A book of more than 190 pages that explores the Supreme Court's decision, regimes in countries that permit physician-assisted dying and the legal and ethical issues facing the panel and Canada. | 2015-11-06 | English |
| 310 | Douglas A. Grant | Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada | Physician-Assisted Dying Guidance Document | Makes clear recommendations and provides foundational principles that should inform a legislative solution. Calls for specific safeguards, including: assessment by a second physician, adequate documentation, involvement of qualified physicians, informed consent of patient. | 2015-11-06 | English |
| 311 | Bryan Salte | College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan | Position of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan in Relation to Physician-Assisted Dying | This position statement calls for a national oversight body, a consistent approach across Canada, a second assessment and additional training for physicians. Calls for legislation to clarify age of consent, liability issues for health-care workers and what constitutes a "grievous and irremediable condition." | 2015-11-06 | English |
| 312 | Meagan Hatch | Canadian Psychological Association | Canadian Psychological Association Submission to the External Panel | Paper references the Canadian Medical Association definitions for euthanasia, medical aid in dying, and physician-assisted dying. Includes frank discussion of the so-called slippery-slope argument—that rigid qualification standards for access to physician-assisted dying would weaken over time. | 2015-11-06 | English |
| 313 | Marc Doucet | Canadian Association for Spiritual Care | A Submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v Canada | Presents ethical considerations on a few points related to the Supreme Court's decision. | 2015-11-09 | English |
| 314 | Alana Cormier | Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians' Societies | Submission in Response to Questions Raised during the CFCPS Presentation to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada (November 4, 2015) | Letter addresses specific points about incarcerated individuals and physician-assisted dying. | 2015-11-17 | English |
| 315 | Alex Schadenberg | Euthanasia Prevention Coalition | Government Committee Document for Distribution | Paper examines the PAD regimes of other jurisdictions and identifies weaknesses. | 2015-11-18 | English |
| 316 | Cara Faith Zwibel | Canadian Civil Liberties Association | Draft Position Paper: Physician Assisted Dying | Draft position paper discussing guiding principles to inform approaches to PAD, the respective roles of federal and provincial/territorial governments, and the use of appropriate safeguards/eligibility criteria in striking a balance between personal autonomy and the protection of vulnerable individuals. | 2015-11-27 | English |
| 317 | David Baker | BakerLaw | Federal and Provincial Responsibilities to Implement Physician Assisted Suicide | Forthcoming article on a legislative regime for physician-assisted dying shared with the Panel before initial publication. | 2015-11-27 | English |
| 318 | Noah Shack | The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs | CIJA Submission to the External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada | Position paper acknowledges range of opinions and calls for specific safeguards, including those for health-care workers with conscientious objections. | 2015-12-01 | English |
| 319 | Silvan Luley | Dignitas | How Dignitas safeguards the quality of life through comprehesive and open-outcome counselling | Presentation describes Dignitas and its operations, and claims that its existence reflects the failure of judicial and medical systems to meet the needs of citizens. The presentation emphasizes the need to disseminate clear information about end-of-life issues. | 2015-12-07 | English |
| 320 | Silvan Luley | Dignitas | Notes for the Panel by Dignitas | Traces the roots of the organization, describes the procedures it follows, along with systemic safeguards. The paper repeats much of the content from the previous presentation and also refutes several of the specific criticisms of PAD regimes, including the slippery-slope argument. | 2015-12-07 | English |
| 321 | Silvan Luley | Dignitas | How Dignitas Works | Provides a detailed description of Dignitas’ processes to assist people with end-of-life issues, including the multiple reviews and other steps involved in accessing PAD. Also explains the organization’s ethical and philosophical framework, and its commitment to educating people—both in Switzerland and abroad—about their options and how to access them. | 2015-12-07 | Bilingual |
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