Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
House of Commons, Parliament of Canada (May, 2016)

Witness Presentations

Meetings 10-11

Witnesses were heard during five Committee meetings.  Witness lists and links to full videos of the meetings are provided below. 

(In progress) Edited videos showing discussion relevant to freedom of conscience are provided (or are in preparation) for each meeting.

Meeting No. 10
2 May, 2016  |  Video |  Transcript

• Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• Hon. Jane Philpott, Minister of Health
• Department of Justice
  • William F. Pentney, Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada
  • Donald K. Piragoff, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector
  • Laurie Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law Sector
  • Jeanette Ettel, Senior Counsel, Human Rights Law Section
  • Joanne Klineberg, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section
• Department of Health
  • Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister
  • Abby Hoffman, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
  • Helen McElroy, Director General, Health Care Programs and Policy Directorate, Strategic Polic Branch
  • Sharon Harper, Manager, Chronic and Continuing Care Division

Edited videos

• Canadian Psychological Association
  • Dr. Karen R. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer
    • Brief
• College of Family Physicians of Canada
  • Dr. Francine Lemire, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
• Canadian Pharmacists Association
  • Philip Emberley, Director, Professional Affairs

Edited videos

• As an individual
  • Dr. Will Johnston, Chair, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of British Columbia
    • Brief
• Barreau du Québec
  • Giuseppe Battista, President, Committee on Criminal Law
  • Jean-Pierre Ménard, Member, Working Group on End of Life Care
  • Marc Sauvé, Director, Research and Legislation Services
    • Brief
• End of Life Planning Canada
  • Nino Sekopet, Client Services Manager
  • Francoise Hebert, Chair
    • Brief

Edited videos

Meeting No. 11:  3 May, 2016  |  Full Video |  Full Transcript

• Canadian Association of Social Workers
  • Sally Guy, Social Worker and Policy Analyst
    • Brief
• Quebec Association for the Right to Die with Dignity
  • Dr. Georges L'Espérance
  • Dr. Nacia Faure, Fomer Endocrinologist and Palliative Care Doctor
    • Brief
• As an individual
  • Theo Boer, Professor, Ethics

• Canadian Medical Protective Association
  • Hartley Stern, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
    • Brief
• Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians
  • Dr. Monica Branigan, Chair, Working Group on Hastened Death
    • Brief
• As individuals
  • Juliet Guichon, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
  • Dr. Ian Mitchell, Paediatrician and Professor, University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine