432-00381 Justice
Tamara Jansen
Application process,Medical assistance in dying
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament Assembled
  
    We, the undersigned residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:
    Whereas the Superior Court of Quebec's recent Truchon decision stated that the condition for euthanasia that death be reasonably foreseeable is unconstitutional;
    Whereas the Liberal government made an election commitment to expand access to euthanasia to align with Truchon;
    Whereas the government recently offered Canadians a two-week consultation period to gauge the public perspective on expanding access to euthanasia;
    Whereas the current safeguards in place are necessary to protect minors, the mentally and chronically ill, people with disabilities, and those who cannot consent from having their lives prematurely terminated;
    Whereas the Canadian government should invest in palliative care and support for people with physical and mental disabilities, seeking to preserve life rather than end it.
    Therefore, we, the undersigned, urge the Parliament of Canada to ensure that the current safeguards in place for euthanasia are in no way loosened and that access to euthanasia is in no way expanded.