Ministers Lametti, Hajdu and Qualtrough to make announcement

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Patty Hajdu P.C., Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, P.C., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, will make an announcement regarding a Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)”.

Officials from Justice Canada, Health Canada and Employment and Social Development Canada will hold a technical briefing before the press conference.

Media representatives are asked to register by contacting Media Relations at the Department of Justice Canada. Embargoed documentation will be provided after the Bill is introduced in the House of Commons, prior to the technical briefing with departmental officials. Reporters can participate via teleconference by calling 1-877-413-4815 (toll-free) or 613-960-7526 (local), access code 5745224 (followed by #).

Simultaneous ASL translation of the news conference can be found here: https://freeman.streamme.ca/justice022420

Technical Briefing

Date: Monday, February 24, 2020
Time: 3:45 p.m. (EST)
Location:
National Press Theatre
150 Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario

Note: The technical briefing is for background purposes and is not for attribution.          

Press Conference

Date:  Monday, February 24, 2020
Time:  4:30 p.m.  (EST)                
Location: 
National Press Theatre
150 Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario