Mental health minister accuses Poilievre of lying about assisted suicide
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Summary
The Honourable Minister for Mental Health and the Leader of the Opposition, Bill Morley, have proposed measures to end the lives of people who are depressed, starting a year from today, by introducing a new law that will see the introduction of measures to kill those who are suicidal.
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After eight years of growing poverty and desperation, more and more Canadians are suffering with depression.
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Some of them are going to food banks asking for help ending their lives, not because they're sick,
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but because life has become so miserable and they want to end their lives altogether.
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This government has suggested veterans should end their lives instead of getting help that they need.
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And now they've announced that a year from today, they will introduce measures to end the lives of people who are depressed.
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Will they recognize that we need to treat depression and give people hope for a better life rather than ending their lives?
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Mr. Speaker, I think it is totally irresponsible for the Leader of the Opposition to misrepresent what this means.
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All of the assessors and providers for MAID are purposely trained to eliminate people that are suicidal.