{"id":4392,"date":"2013-09-17T19:14:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T02:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2018-03-06T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T00:25:37","slug":"consultations-hearings-on-quebec-bill-52-quebec-medical-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=4392","title":{"rendered":"Hearings on Quebec Bill 52: Quebec Medical Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Dr. Laurent Marcoux, Dr. Claude Roy, Mr. Norman Laberge<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 17 September 2013 &#8211; Vol.\u00a043 N\u00b0\u00a034 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Note:<\/strong> The following translation is the\u00a0 product of a first run through &#8220;Google translate.&#8221;\u00a0 In most cases it is\u00a0 sufficient to identify statements of interest, but more careful translation is\u00a0 required to properly understand the text.<\/h5>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assnat.qc.ca\/en\/travaux-parlementaires\/commissions\/csss-40-1\/journal-debats\/CSSS-130917.html\">Original Text<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3>Caution: machine assisted translation<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i>(Reprise \u00e0 17 h 4)<\/i><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Le Pr\u00e9sident (M. Bergman)<\/b> <b>:<\/b> \u00e0 l&#8217;ordre, s&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet! alors, je souhaite la bienvenue \u00e0 l&#8217;Association m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec. Dr Marcoux, bienvenue. Vous avez 15minutes pour faire votre pr\u00e9sentation suivie d&#8217;un \u00e9change avec les membres de la commission. Pour les fins de l&#8217;enregistrement, votre nom, votre titre, ainsi que ceux qui vous accompagnent.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The Chairman (Mr. Bergman) to order, please! then I welcome the Quebec Medical Association. Dr. Marcoux, welcome. You have 15 minutes to make your presentation followed by a discussion with the members of the commission. For the purposes of registration, your name, title, and those who accompany you.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>M. Marcoux (Laurent) :<\/b> M. le Pr\u00e9sident, Mme la ministre, membres de la commission, au nom de l&#8217;Association m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec, je veux remercier\u2026 je veux vous remercier de nous permettre d&#8217;exprimer, aujourd&#8217;hui, le point de vue de notre organisation sur ce projet de loi n\u00b0 52.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mr. Marcoux (Lawrence): Mr. President, Madam Minister, members of the Committee, on behalf of the Quebec Medical Association, I want to thank &#8230; I want to thank you for allowing us to speak today the point of view of our organization on Bill 52.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>L&#8217;Association m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec est la seule association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise qui regroupe l&#8217;ensemble de la profession m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec, soit les omnipraticiens, les sp\u00e9cialistes, les r\u00e9sidents, et les \u00e9tudiants en m\u00e9decine. Cette association compte sur un vaste r\u00e9seau de membres pour r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir aux enjeux auxquels est confront\u00e9e la profession m\u00e9dicale, pour proposer des solutions et pour innover afin de repenser le r\u00f4le\u2026<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The Quebec Medical Association is the only Quebec association of the entire medical profession in Quebec, general practitioners, specialists, residents, and medical students. This association has a vast network of members to reflect on the challenges facing the medical profession, to propose solutions and to innovate in order to rethink the role &#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>M. Marcoux (Laurent) :<\/b> \u2026les r\u00e9sidents et les \u00e9tudiants en m\u00e9decine. Cette association compte sur un vaste r\u00e9seau de membres pour r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir aux enjeux auxquels est confront\u00e9e la profession m\u00e9dicale, pour proposer des solutions et pour innover afin de repenser le r\u00f4le du m\u00e9decin dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et d&#8217;am\u00e9liorer la pratique m\u00e9dicale. Notre intervention se veut lucide et constructive. Elle est guid\u00e9e essentiellement par notre souci de contribuer efficacement et positivement \u00e0 l&#8217;am\u00e9lioration des services \u00e0 la population.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mr. Marcoux (Laurent) &#8230; residents and medical students. This association has a vast network of members to reflect on the challenges facing the medical profession, to propose solutions and to innovate in order to rethink the role of the physician in society and improve medical practice. Our intervention aims clear and constructive. It is guided primarily by our desire to contribute positively and effectively to the improvement of services to the population.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Je vous pr\u00e9sente, \u00e0 mes c\u00f4t\u00e9s, le Dr Claude Roy, gastroent\u00e9rologue p\u00e9diatrique et professeur \u00e9m\u00e9rite \u00e0 l&#8217;Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al. Le Dr Roy est pr\u00e9sident du Comit\u00e9 des affaires professionnelles de l&#8217;Association m\u00e9dicale du Qu\u00e9bec. Je vous pr\u00e9sente, ici, \u00e0 ma gauche, M. Normand Laberge, notre directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>I present to you, with me, Dr. Claude Roy, pediatric gastroenterologist and professor emeritus at the University of Montreal. Dr. Roy is president of the Professional Affairs Committee of the Quebec Medical Association. I present to you here on my left, Mr. Normand Laberge, our CEO.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mon coll\u00e8gue, Dr Roy, qui est \u00e0 mes c\u00f4t\u00e9s, a \u00e9crit une phrase fort pertinente dans un document de r\u00e9flexion qu&#8217;il nous a fait parvenir en vue de la pr\u00e9paration de notre m\u00e9moire et de la pr\u00e9sente comparution. Je me permets de la partager avec vous. Je cite : \u00abUne soci\u00e9t\u00e9 qui refuse d&#8217;aborder une question aussi d\u00e9rangeante que les soins de fin de vie est une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en mauvaise sant\u00e9.\u00bb Fin de la citation.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>My colleague, Dr. Roy, who is with me, wrote a very relevant phrase in a discussion paper that was sent to us in the preparation of our memory and this appearance. Let me share it with you. I quote: &#8220;A society that refuses to deal with such a disturbing that the end-of-life company in poor health issue.&#8221; Unquote.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>La famille parlementaire du Qu\u00e9bec a fait preuve de beaucoup de courage politique en abordant un sujet d&#8217;une telle sensibilit\u00e9. De toute \u00e9vidence, la question de l&#8217;aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir ne fera jamais l&#8217;unanimit\u00e9, ni au sein de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, ni au sein de la communaut\u00e9 m\u00e9dicale. Le fait d&#8217;avoir lanc\u00e9 &#8211; excusez-moi &#8211; un d\u00e9bat public tr\u00e8s large sur cette question est une initiative qui m\u00e9rite d&#8217;\u00eatre salu\u00e9e. En ces temps de cynisme grandissant de la part de la population \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9gard des institutions d\u00e9mocratiques et de leurs principaux acteurs, il convient de saluer l&#8217;esprit de collaboration qui a pr\u00e9valu tout au long des travaux parlementaires sur le droit de mourir dans la dignit\u00e9. Nous sommes \u00e0 m\u00eame de constater que cet esprit de collaboration impr\u00e8gne les travaux de la pr\u00e9sente commission.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Parliamentary Quebec family has shown great political courage by addressing an issue of such sensitivity. Clearly, the issue of physician assisted dying will never unanimously or in society, or in the medical community. Having launched &#8211; excuse me &#8211; a broad public debate on this issue is an initiative that should be applauded. In these times of growing cynicism on the part of the population against democratic institutions and their key players, we should welcome the spirit of cooperation that prevailed throughout the parliamentary work on the right to die dignity. We are able to see that this spirit of collaboration permeates the work of this commission.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciencelaws.org\/background\/\/procedures\/assist009-004.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Full Translation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Laurent Marcoux, Dr. Claude Roy, Mr. Norman Laberge Tuesday 17 September 2013 &#8211; Vol.\u00a043 N\u00b0\u00a034 Note: The following translation is the\u00a0 product of a first run through &#8220;Google translate.&#8221;\u00a0 In most cases it is\u00a0 sufficient to identify statements of interest, but more careful translation is\u00a0 required to properly understand the text. 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