Euthanasia Debate Resumes, Vote On Bill C-384 Tomorrow

Looks like Francine Lalonde, the sponsor of the euthanasia bill C-384, is not going to delay the vote yet another time. The bill is expected to finally receive its second hour of debate in the House of Commons today, with the second reading vote scheduled to take place tomorrow.

“Yesterday, [Lalonde] had an article that was published in Le Devoir, a french language newspaper, where she explains that Bill C-384 will have its second-hour of debate on Tuesday, April 20th and go to the Second reading vote on Wednesday, April 21st,” said Alex Schadenberg, EPC's executive director. “We expected Lalonde to trade with another MP and delay the vote, but this confirms that the vote is coming now.”

“We must soundly defeat Bill C-384 to discourage other MP's from also attempting to legalize euthanasia in Canada,” said Schadenberg.

The coalition provided basic text as a suggested letter to send to MPs. The text reads, “I am concerned that if euthanasia or assisted suicide were legalized in Canada that it would become the ultimate form of elder abuse and people with disabilities would often experience subtle pressures to ‘choose’ to die. Please vote against Bill C-384.”

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There's still time to contact your MP. We must do our best to ensure that direct and intentional actions that cause another person's death (also known as euthanasia and assisted suicide) never become legal in Canada.