Terminally ill patients in Quebec will soon have the right to choose to die.
The non-partisan Bill 52, also known as an act respecting end-of-life care, is expected to be passed Thursday afternoon in a free vote at the National Assembly.
The bill allows for and outlines under which conditions terminally ill Quebecers can request to receive medical aid in dying.
This legislation is the first of its kind in Canada. Its imminent passage comes at a time when the right to die is being heavily debated in the rest of the country.
The Parti Québécois tabled the bill nearly a year ago after years of work from both the PQ and the Liberal government that came before it.
Health Minister Gaétan Barrette, right, stood with MNAs from the three other parties (including Véronique Hivon, who drafted the bill) in late May to affirm the cross-partisan support for Bill 52. (CBC)
A committee on dying with dignity was assembled during Jean Charest's tenure as Quebec premier to study the issue and produce a report.
Its massive report, filed in March 2012, provided the foundation for Bill 52.
However, Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard refused to play ball with the PQ when the party tried to force the bill into passage right before calling an election. Bill 52 died on the order paper as a result.
During the 2014 Quebec election campaign, Couillard promised to reintroduce the bill as it was drafted at the earliest possible moment during the new parliamentary session.
He also got the support from all four parties to reintroduce the bill at the stage it had died, instead of starting from square one.
It was reintroduced in late May by the new Liberal government.
Liberal Health Minister Gaétan Barrette made that announcement while standing side by side with MNAs from the three other parties — including Véronique Hivon, the minister responsible for drafting the bill under the PQ. The move showed unanimous support for the bill.
"Between the four of us, we think the bill will pass strongly," Barrette said at the time.
The bill is expected to be passed by 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday.
Bill 52: An Act respecting end-of-life care
Committee report on dying with dignity
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