Bill C-7 Becomes Law
If there is just one task for the civil government, one responsibility inherent in its office and divine institution, it is to protect in law – equally and fully – the lives of its citizens. Canada’s Parliament took a step away from that responsibility last week when it turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the plight and voices of vulnerable Canadians. On March 17th, Parliament officially passed into law Bill C-7 that expands the availability of assisted suicide[*] to anyone who is suffering because of disability, disease, or a relevant condition. The bill not only drew the...