Yesterday, the Federation des Medecins Specialistes du Quebec (FMSQ) released results of a survey of their membership in which 3/4 of respondents indicate support for the concept of euthanasia. The FMSQ is a collective of 35 different specialists organizations, interestingly none of them being palliative care specialists. A story in today’s National Post accurately quotes… Read More

Liberal MP Alan Tonks, York South – Weston,  stood in the House of Commons Wednesday evening to proclaim the Liberal Party’s opposition to Bill C-384, a proposed amendment to the Criminal Code, that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Tonks was speaking in the context of a motion presented by Conservative MP Harold Albrecht, Kitchener – Conestoga,… Read More

Barbara Kay wrote an interesting article recently about Bill C-384. Here’s an excerpt:   My dear family, As I write to you in September 2009, I am still physically healthy. But since I expect to die in Netherlands-wannabee Quebec, let me be perfectly clear about my wishes in the event that euthanasia has been decriminalized… Read More