Bill C -14

Section 7 of the Charter states that “[e]veryone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.” Section 15 of the Charter states that: Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination an [...] After the federal election in October, the External Panel’s deadline to report was extended by the federal Minister of Justice and the federal Minister of Health on the grounds of “limitations posed by the … election period,” 20 and the Panel’s mandate was modified to enable them to meet the new deadline. [...] According to new sections 241.2(3) to 241.2(6), before providing MAID, the physician or NP must: • be of the opinion that the conditions of eligibility in section 241.2(1) listed above are satisfied (new section 241.2(3)(a)); • ensure that the request was made in writing and signed by the patient (or by another person in the patient’s presence if the patient is unable to sign, provided that the ot [...] New section 241.4 creates two new offences: • forgery in relation to a request for MAID;35 and • the destruction of documents relating to MAID where the intent is to interfere with: the access of another person to the service; the lawful assessment of a request; the invocation of one of the exemptions to criminal liability outlined in Bill C-14; or the filing of information in relation to [...] The federal Minister of Health is required by new section 241.31(3) to make regulations that the minister considers necessary relating to the provision, collection, use and disposal of information regarding requests and provision of MAID in order to monitor the practice, and may exempt certain classes of person from filing requirements.