Pastoral Letters from the Archbishop

On behalf of Archbishop Mulhall, please find attached, recently released documents regarding Bill C-6 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Conversion Therapy and Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying).  He invites you to share these documents widely as they contain important insights, reflections and arguments on opposition to both Bill C-6 and Bill C-7. Additionally, there are included here statements from inter-faith and ecumenical groups, disability advocates, and physicians that also present perspectives which oppose Bill C-7.


Bill C-6
The Government has re-introduced its proposal for An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Conversion Therapy, which is now Bill C-6 (before prorogation, it was Bill C-8). At this time, Bill C-6 has completed First Reading in the House of Commons.

For your information please find attached in English and French a public statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) regarding Bill C-6. 


Bill C-7
The Government has re-tabled Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying). 
In order to provide you with a package of all the statements on Bill C-7, you will find attached:

1. CCCB statement in response to the re-tabling of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) – in English and in French;
2. Joint ecumenical and interfaith statement released last week – in English and in French;
3. Statement by the group of disability advocates opposing Bill C-7, prepared by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities and Inclusion Canada and endorsed by a broad spectrum of disability rights advocates (formerly Canadian Association for Community Living) – in English and in French;
4. Statement by the group of physicians opposing Bill C-7, prepared by concerned physicians and endorsed by over 600 physicians in Canada – in English and in French