Appeal court ruling heaps doubt on viability of assisted death bill
Thursday, June 02, 2016 @ 8:00 PM | By Cristin Schmitz
The Senate’s Liberal éminence grise on the Constitution says the federal government’s claim that Bill C-14 is Charter compliant has been discredited by the Alberta Court of Appeal’s ruling that medical assistance in dying may not be denied to competent people suffering intolerably and irremediably from non-terminal ailments, including psychiatric conditions.
At press time, as the contentious legislation awaited report stage and third reading in the Commons — and an unpredictable journey through the Red Chamber — Senator Serge Joyal advised the Liberal government to heed...
At press time, as the contentious legislation awaited report stage and third reading in the Commons — and an unpredictable journey through the Red Chamber — Senator Serge Joyal advised the Liberal government to heed...
