• Help to die? Careful what you ask for – Lysiane Gagnon, The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2013
• Globe and Mail has online poll on assisted suicide
• Quebec National Assembly approves euthanasia Bill-52 in principle – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 31, 2013
• Belgium’s faith leaders: Don’t allow kids to decide on own euthanasia – The Catholic Register, November 13, 2013
• Quebec bishops issue call to conscience on euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 11, 2014
• Assisted suicide – what could possibly go wrong? – By Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail, February 20, 2014
• Angus wants to kickstart conversation on a national palliative care plan – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, February 22, 2014
• Euthanasia: When doctors say no – By Martin Patriquin, MACLEAN’S, May 19, 2014
• Instead of legalizing euthanasia, try improving Canadian palliative care – By Father Raymond J. De Souza, National Post, May 27, 2014
• Fight is on as Quebec’s euthanasia bill passes – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 6, 2014
• Fatally flawed – By Jane Campbell, The Tablet, June 12, 2014
• Euthanasia hurts families – By Derek Miedema, National Post, June 16, 2014 
• Canadians want better palliative care – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 20, 2014
• “Death not a good End but a good Transition” Confronting the Reality of Euthanasia – By Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B, Salt + Light blog, July 12, 2014
• COLF urges Catholics to speak up for physicians’ conscience rights – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, July 28, 2014 
• Ottawa archbishop among religious urging CPSO not to violate physicians’ conscience rights – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, August 5, 2014
• Majority of Canada’s doctors are opposed to euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, August 6, 2014
• Medical association vows to protect conscience rights – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, August 27, 2014
• Anti-euthanasia groups focus on court challenge – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, September 2, 2014
• Euthanasia opposition needs to be framed in non-religious terms – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 15, 2014
• Supreme Court’s ruling on assisted suicide two decades ago ‘still good law’ – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 16, 2014
• CWL wants palliative care strategy – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, October 31, 2014
• Pope warns against the ‘false sense of compassion’ in euthanasia – By Josephine McKenna, Religion News Service, November 17, 2014
• Emotional, spiritual healing needed at end of life – By Tony Gosgnach, The Catholic Register, November 5, 2014
• Where do you draw the line in the case for legalizing euthanasia – By Andrew Coyne, National Post, December 8, 2014
• Most Canadians support doctor-assisted suicide, but specifics reveal divisions – By Erika Tucker, Global News, December 17, 2014
• Euthanasia is ‘actually killing people’: Worthen – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 31, 2014
• Saskatoon Congress Day focuses on euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, January 7, 2015
• Catholics need better spiritual preparation for the end of life – By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register, January 7, 2015
• Assisted suicide consultations to start soon – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 13, 2015
• Canada’s Catholic bishops want in on euthanasia debate – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 26, 2015
• CCCB president releases Lenten message: Bishop prefers palliative and home care to euthanasia – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 12, 2016
• NDP MP tables motion on palliative care – By Deborah Gyapong, Prairie Messenger, February 17, 2016
• Last rites may be denied to Catholics seeking death, says archbishop – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, February 18, 2016
• Next, limit the harm: proposals for Canada’s new euthanasia law – By Margaret Somerville, Blog Careful!, February 19, 2016 
  
• From ‘Physician knows best’ to the cult of autonomy: a seismic shift in bioethics – By Grace Stark, MERCATORNET, February 19, 2016
• Assisted suicide and salvation – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, February 20, 2016
• Catholic hospitals adamant they won’t kill patients – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, March 3, 2016
• Cardinal’s assisted dying statement heard at Catholic churches across Toronto – CP24, March 6, 2016
• Toronto archbishop speaks out on doctor-assisted death – CTV News, March 6, 2016
• Archbishop of Toronto speaks out against assisted dying – CBC News, March 6, 2016
• Cardinal says Canadians ‘have not thought much’ about doctor-assisted death – The Canadian Press, Toronto Star, March 6, 2016
• Cardinal Collins takes a stand against assisted dying – CityNews, March 6, 2016
• Toronto Archbishop calls doctor assisted death ‘destructive to society’ – Global News, March 6, 2016
• Canada’s largest Catholic archdiocese mobilizing against assisted-dying law – The Globe and Mail, March 6, 2016
• Cardinal Thomas Collins on assisted dying – Global News, March 8, 2016
• Toronto, Ottawa prelates call faithful to action against euthanasia – Catholic News Service, March 8, 2016
• On assisted dying, government should respect the beliefs of religious hospitals – By Barry W. Bussey, National Post, March 8, 2016
• Alliance issues Vulnerable Persons’ Standard to advise government on physician-assisted death – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, March 9, 2016
• Church in Canada Reiterates: Killing Isn’t Care – ZENIT, March 11, 2016
• Cristina Alarcon: How did we shift from kill the pain to kill the patient? – The Province, March 15, 2016
• Canadian bishops trying to limit the euthanasia damage – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, April 1, 2016
• Edmonton archbishop says Canada’s assisted suicide law leads to fear of hospitals – By Thandiwe Konguavi, Catholic News Service, April 13, 2016
• Palliative care gave patient, family 2 years of peace – By Ramon Gonzalez, Western Catholic Reporter, April 18, 2016
• “We don’t play God”: Indigenous communities concerned about doctor-assisted suicide – By Sonja Koenig, CBC News, April 25, 2016
• Thornhill parish raises concerns about euthanasia legislation to MP – By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register, April 26, 2016
• Pro-life MPs face quandary in dealing with euthanasia and assisted suicide bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, April 26, 2016 
• Society has lost time-honoured art of dying well – By Fr. Darren Dias, The Catholic Register, April 30, 2016
• Safeguards to assisted suicide quashed by Liberals – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 10, 2016
• C-14 ‘fundamentally unjust,’ bishops tell committee – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register and Prairie Messenger, May 11, 2016
• When it comes to Bill C-14, time is not on our side – By Peter Kavanagh, The Catholic Register, May 11, 2016
• Euthanasia bill a kickstart to examining end-of-life options – By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register, May 14, 2016
• Amended C-14 includes nod to conscience protection – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 18, 2016
• Constitutional lawyers debate limitations of euthanasia bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 25, 2016
• Faith groups seek conscience rights: Archdiocese of Vancouver joins new eight-member coalition – By Agnieszka Krawczynski, The B.C. Catholic, May 27, 2016
• Senate committee recommends amendments to euthanasia bill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 27, 2016
• Cardinal Lacroix warns of euthanasia dangers – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, May 30, 2016
• Quebec Archbishop decries assisted-dying legislation – By Benjamin Shingler, CBC News, May 31, 2016
• Support those at risk of euthanasia so they choose to live, says Quebec Cardinal – By Megan Cornwell, The Tablet, May 31, 2016
• Quebec Cardinal: There’s No Deadline for Dignity – ZENIT, May 31, 2016
• Catholic groups believe conscience rights will be respected on assisted suicide – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 1, 2016
• Bill C-14 passes: assisted suicide law now in Senate’s hands – The Catholic Register, June 1, 2016
• Hundreds take protest against euthanasia to Parliament Hill – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 2, 2016
• ARCHBISHOP: Allow doctors to follow their conscience – By the Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa, Ottawa SUN, June 4, 2016
• Third-party option needed to navigate assisted suicide – By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register, June 10, 2016
• Pope: Euthanasia is triumph of selfishness, not act of compassion – By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service, June 10, 2016
• Euthanasia is a path to nowhere, says Cardinal Collins on Bill C-14’s passing – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 20, 2016
• Cardinal Collins’ Response to Legalization of Euthanasia in Canada – ZENIT, June 21, 2016
• Despite assisted suicide legislation, the battle continues – By Deborah Gyapong, CCN, June 21, 2016
• Religious leaders in Sask. concerned about assisted dying policies – By The Canadian Press, June 21, 2016
• Montreal archbishop: ‘Physician-assisted suicide plants seed of death in democracy’ – By Christopher White, CRUX, December 5, 2016
• Bishop Simard addresses end-of-life issues at workshop – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 14, 2016
• Reaffirm Catholic health care in face of euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, December 14, 2016
• American Psychiatric Association takes historic stand on assisted suicide and euthanasia – By Michael Cook, BioEdge, December 17, 2016
• Saskatchewan bishops issue documents related to assisted suicide and euthanasia – By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Prairie Messenger, February 8, 2017
• Significant news stories on euthanasia in the past week – see the following links on the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Website:

1. A blind woman dies by euthanasia in the Netherlands
2. A botched sex-change operation victim dies by euthanasia in Belgium
3. Netherlands 2012 euthanasia report: Sharp increase in euthanasia deaths
4. Our response to Dr Low: Legalizing euthanasia has consequences and is not safe
5. Federal government will not support assisted suicide

http://www.bccatholic.ca/component/content/article/1-latest-news/6271-senate-committee-recommends-amendments-to-euthanasia-bill

• Quebec government hearings on euthanasia Bill 52: Links to briefs from:Physicians for the Total Refusal of Euthanasia and Vivre dans la Dignité
• Euthanasia Symposium 2013, Renaissance Marriott Hotel, Toronto,  November 8- 9
• The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) exposes ethical and constitutional dangers of Quebec Euthanasia Bill – October 7, 2013
• Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter – October 2013
• Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Applauds ruling of BC Appeal Court on assisted suicide
• Paying the price for their autonomy – Some Belgian doctors discover an easy way to cover up their mistakes — by killing them. Tom Mortier – 4 October 2013
• Tasmanian government uses the Carter case in its information – Link to a Tasmanian academic paper that is critical of the Tasmanian euthanasia bill
• Belgian MPs debate extending euthanasia to children with disabilities and people with dementia
• The Anglican Bishops of Quebec and Montreal have issued an open joint letter, opposing the proposal by the Government of Quebec to enact legislation that would enable “doctor assisted dying” – Montreal Gazette, October 15, 2013. News report on the letter by the Right Reverend Dennis Drainville and the Right Reverend Barry B. Clarke can be found in the Anglican Journal.
• Link to the video and resources of the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada (CMDS Canada)
• NATURAL LAW AND THE HEART OF MAN – Blog Human Life Matters, January 29, 2014
• CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES
• Department for Christian Responsibility and Citizenship – SENSE AND NONSENSE ON ‘ASSISTED DYING’ (February 2014)
• Open Letter to the Canadian People on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide – By the Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia, October 2014
• Letter to federal Minister of Justice the Honourable Peter MacKay – By Dr. Margaret Somerville, Founding Director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law of McGill University, February 19, 2015 (PDF)
• We are all fragile – A Message to all Canadians, Senators and Members of the Parliament of Canada from Jean Vanier, Founder of L’Arche, and Hollee Card, National Leader, L’Arche Canada (February 25, 2016)
• REAL Women of Canada – The Assisted Suicide Free-for-All (March 1, 2016)
• The Vulnerable Persons Standard is a series of evidence-based safeguards intended to protect the lives of Canadians (March 3, 2016)
• The Health Care Professional as Person: The Place of Conscience – by Bridget Campion, PhD., Bioethics Matters (March 2016, Volume 14, number 2 
• A Good Death: A Catholic Perspective– Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (April 26, 2016) (Video)
• Coalition for HealtCARE and Conscience – Support Conscience Rights (May 2016)
• Submission on Bill C-14 – By Graydon Nicholas, Former Lieutenant-Governor of New-Brunswick (May 5, 2016)
• Catholic Focus: End of Life Issues | What Does the Church Say? – Interview with the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton, Salt + Light TV, May 26, 2016
• Reflection on Euthanasia – There can be no true peace unless life is defended and promoted – By Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., Salt + Light TV (May 28, 2016) (Video)
• “Ethical Issues at the End of Life” in Series 1 of “Catholic Bioethics Moments” – Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (Video) February 2017
• Ethics and the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide: An American College of Physicians Position Paper (19 September 2017)

• COLF writes to Members of Parliament on Bill C-277 for the development of a framework on palliative care in Canada (December 8, 2016)
• COLF Reaction to legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada (June 23, 2016)
• Bill C-14 (medical assistance in dying) – COLF writes to the members of the Senate (May 9, 2016)
• Bill C-14 (medical assistance in dying) – COLF writes to the members of the House of Commons (May 9, 2016)
• COLF Reaction to Bill C-14 (April 15, 2016)
• COLF Response to the Report of the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying (March 1, 2016)
• COLF Reaction to Supreme Court Decision in the Carter Case (February 6, 2015)
• First among rights: Freedom of conscience and religion – COLF contribution to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario consultation (July 21, 2014)
• Bill 52 ADOPTED – EUTHANASIA IS LEGALIZED IN QUÉBEC: COLF calls Christians to be Audacious Witnesses (June 9, 2014)
• A Pan-Canadian Palliative and End-of-life Care Strategy? Yes. As soon as possible! (April 22, 2014)
• Statement from COLF on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (October 30, 2013)
• Link to COLF’s audio recordings of its 2010 Seminar on Bioethics, “Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Pitfalls and Alternatives” (Mai 10, 2010)

Pastoral Letter Approching Death in the Company of Christ (December 8, 2015)

End-of-life Care in the Light of God’s Word: a Journey of Reflection in Five Steps

Presentation

1. Learning Compassion in the Company of Christ

2. Accompanying and Leading to Christ

3. Staying awake with Christ

4. Approching Death in the Company of Christ

5. Dying and Rising with Christ

Appendix: Identifying the illustrations

Webpage of the Assembly of Québec Catholic Bishops on the Quebec government’s Bill 52, “An Act respecting end-of-life care” (In French only)

Bishops of Quebec issue statement opposing Bill 52 and euthanasia presented as “medical aid in dying” (PDF) (January 23, 2014)

Special invitation by the Assembly of Québec Catholic Bishops for the World Day of the Sick, February 11, 2014 (PDF) (January 27, 2014)

Prayers of the Faithful which are inspired by what the Bishops of Quebec have said on Bill 52 (PDF) (January 27, 2014))

Fragility and Value of Life by Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal (February 6, 2014)

Archbishop J. Michael Miller of Vancouver supports Private Member’s Motion M-456 on palliative care (March 11, 2014)

Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton issues statement in support of Private Member’s Motion M-456, calling for national end-of-life strategy (May 7, 2014)

Declaration by AECQ President on Quebec and euthanasia (May 13, 2014)

Message from the Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops on Bill 52 (May 27, 2014)

Bill 52: An appeal to conscience by Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal (May 28, 2014)

Statement from the Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops following the adoption of the Bill 52 concerning end-of-life care (June 6, 2014)

Court ruling in assisted suicide case disappointing, says Archbishop Richard Smith of Edmonton (February 10, 2015)

Speaking notes by Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, of presentation before the Special Joint Committee (February 3, 2016)

Statement by the Catholic Bishops of Alberta (February 11, 2016)

Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins, Arcbishop of Toronto, concerning Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide (March 1, 2016) – Video Version

Letter by the Most Reverend J. Michael Miller, C.S.B., Archbishop of Vancouver, to the Premier of British Columbia, The Honourable Christy Clark, and to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Archdiocese of Vancouver

Letter by the Most Reverend André Gazaille, Bishop of Nicolet, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of Nicolet (in French only) (February 16 , 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Gilles Lemay, Bishop of Amos, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of Amos (in French only) (February 15, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Gerard P. Bergie, Bishop of St. Catharines, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of St. Catharines (February 10, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Clément Fecteau, Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, to the Member of Parliament for Bellechasse, Les Etchemins and Lévis, Mr. Steven Blaney (in French only) (February 8, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil (in French only) (February 29, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Peter Hundt, Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador (February 25, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Claude Champagne, O.M.I., Bishop of Edmundston, to the Member of Parliament for Madawaska / Restigouche, Mr. René Arseneault (in French only) (February 9, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Luc Bouchard, Bishop of Trois-Rivières, to the Federal and Provincial MPs for the local ridings in the Diocese of Trois-Rivières (in French only) (January 26, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Brendan M. O’Brien, Archbishop of Kingston, to the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, Mr. Mark Gerretsen (February 26, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B., Bishop of London, to the Members of Parliament for the local ridings in the Diocese of London (February 18, 2016)

Every Life Matters: an Invitation from the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton (video invitation) + News release on the conversation sessions (April 3-13, 2016)

Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops of Saskatchewan on the Legalization of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (March 18, 2016)

Bishops of Alberta file submission to AB gov’t on physician assisted death (PDF) (March 24, 2016)

An Urgent Call to Action from Bishop Ronald Peter Fabbro of London on Physician Assisted Suicide (March 28, 2016)

Collaborating Towards A Compassionate Society – By Bishop Frederick B. Henry of Calgary (April 1, 2016)

Letter by the Most Reverend David J. Monroe, Bishop of Kamloops. (April 2016)

Statement by Cardinal Collins on Passing of Euthanasia Bill C-14 (June 20, 2016)

Vancouver Archbishop calls for palliative care and conscience protection (July 4, 2016)

Archbishop’s Miller letter to all hospitals and Catholic health-care institutions (August 11, 2016)

The Catholic Bishops of Alberta and Northwest Territories – Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons & Families Considering or Opting for Death by Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia: A Vademecum for Priests and Parishes (September 14, 2016)

Dying with Dignity, Message by the Most Reverend Frederick Henry, Bishop of Calgary (November 4, 2016)

Atlantic Bishops Pastoral Letter on Medical Assisted in Dying (November 27, 2016)

Texts by the Bishops of Saskatchewan regarding physician assisted suicide and euthanasia (February 6, 2017)

Comment on the BC Supreme Court decision regarding assisted suicide (June 18, 2012)

CCCB Statement regarding the appeal of the British Columbia Supreme Court decision on assisted suicide (July 16, 2012)

Statement by CCCB President on Supreme Court judgment and physician-assisted suicide (February 6, 2015)

Physician-assisted suicide: links to a number of statements and reports following the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (PDF) (February 2015)

Letter from the CCCB President to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada on assisted suicide (May 22, 2015)

Statement on Assisted Suicide issued by the Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (September 18, 2015)

CCCB submission to the Expert Panel on physician-assisted suicide (October 21, 2015)

Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders in Canada call on the new Government to focus on palliative care instead of euthanasia and assisted suicide (October 29, 2015)

CCCB President requests invitation to appear before the Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying (January 29, 2016)

Canadian religious leaders call on Government to protect the vulnerable, improve palliative care and protect freedom of conscience (April 19, 2016)

CCCB brief on Bill C-14 (“medical assistance in dying”) to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (May 2, 2016)

Statement by CCCB President on the recent approval of Bill C-14 legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide (June 27, 2016)

5 CAMPAIGNS ON PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

1. The Respect for Conscience bilingual campaign involves a proposal on how to respect the conscience rights of doctors and health-care facilities when faced with the situation of a patient requesting assisted suicide. The project is an initiative of the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience. Involving the Archdiocese of Toronto, the Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada, the Catholic Organization for Life and Family, the Canadian Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies, the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute, and Canadian Physicians for Life, it represents 5000 physicians and 110 healthcare facilities with 18,000 care beds and 60,000 staff. Concerned Canadians can indicate their support, as well as write to the appropriate officials in each province or territory with respect to its plans to protect the conscience rights of health-care workers and facilities. http://www.canadiansforconscience.ca/ 

2. Life-giving Love is a bilingual information campaign for palliative care, and against euthanasia and assisted suicide. It was launched by the Catholic Organization for Life and Family in cooperation with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. http://www.lifegivinglove.com/

3. Religious leaders of Canadian Catholics, Orthodox, Evangelical Christians, Jews, Muslims and Mormons have issued a bilingual joint Declaration on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Over 20,000 Canadians have signed, urging federal, provincial and territorial legislators to enact and uphold laws to make good-quality home care and palliative care accessible, and to implement regulations and policies that ensure respect for the freedom of conscience of all health-care workers and administrators who will not and cannot accept suicide or euthanasia as a medical solution to pain and suffering. http://www.euthanasiadeclaration.ca/

4. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver has launched a campaign to protect and safeguard freedom of conscience and religion for health-care workers. It includes a petition to the House of Commons for a national strategy on palliative care, as well as a postcard to the Minister of Justice. http://rcav.org/assisted-suicide/

5. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is sponsoring a campaign to promote the true dignity of life and death. Every Life Matters includes a website with a video to help parishes and ordinary Catholics understand the issues involved, and provides a list of practical suggestions on how to choose life. http://www.commitlife.com/

The above campaigns are promoted by Canadian Catholic Bishops. Each campaign provides background information on euthanasia and assisted suicide. The following also are excellent sources of information on physician-assisted suicide:

Your own diocese/eparchy or parish

The Catholic Organization for Life and Family
http://www.colf.ca/index.php/en/life-issues/euthanasia-and-assisted-suicide
http://www.colf.ca/index.php/fr/la-vie/euthanasie-et-suicide-assiste

Living with Dignity
http://vivredignite.org/en/
http://vivredignite.org/

Physicians’ Alliance Against Euthanasia
http://collectifmedecins.org/en/
http://collectifmedecins.org/

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
http://www.epcc.ca/    

OTTAWA – At a news conference today on Parliament Hill, representatives of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, The Canadian Council of Imams, The Salvation Army and Jewish communities, as well as a hematologist – oncologist from the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, expressed their opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide, and their concerns regarding proposed legislation on “physician-assisted dying.” “We stand together today, leaders within our respective faith communities – Jewish, Muslim and Christian – to express our grave concern over the decriminalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. We believe that any action intended to end human life is morally and ethically wrong.” The principal concerns relate to the protection of vulnerable persons, conscience protection for healthcare workers and healthcare facilities, as well as the lack of availability of quality palliative care for all Canadians.

“Our churches, synagogues and mosques are committed to comfort and care for those who are dying and their families,” they said. “Together, with our diverse communities of faith, we are determined to work to alleviate human suffering in every form but never by intentionally eliminating those who suffer.” The religious leaders called on the Government instead to provide palliative care, support services for people with psychiatric illness and supports for the disabled.

Addressing the fundamental right of conscience for healthcare workers and facilities such as hospices, nursing homes and hospitals, the speakers asked “for the same protection that has been provided to these facilities in every foreign jurisdiction in the world that has legalized euthanasia/assisted suicide; that is, never to force hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other care facilities to go against their mission and values, which are their institutional conscience.” Because there is no reference to conscience rights in the draft legislation, “it appears that the federal government is leaving this issue to the provinces and territories for consideration.” The religious leaders insisted “those protections are vital not only for the fundamental human rights of healthcare professionals; not only for the integrity of the medical profession; they are vital to maintaining the sanctity of life as an enduring Canadian value. That value continues to define us whatever legislation is adopted as law.”

Speaking at the news conference were : Mr. Bruce Clemenger, President of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada; Imam Sikander Hashmi, Canadian Council of Imams; Commissioner Susan McMillan, The Salvation Army; Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, C.M., Congregation Machzikei Hadas, Ottawa; Dr. Caroline Girouard, MD, FRCPC, a hematologist – oncologist at the Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur, Montreal, and Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal; and His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, representing both the CCCB and also the Coalition for HealthCARE and Conscience.

Link to the interventions (PDF)

Link to the video archives on CPAC

(CCCB – Ottawa)… His Holiness Pope Francis today appointed Reverend Monsignor Alain Faubert, C.S.S., Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montreal. At the time of his appointment, the Bishop-elect was Pastor of Saint-Germain Parish in Montreal. Msgr. Faubert will join the Most Reverend Thomas Dowd as Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal.

Bishop-elect Alain Faubert was born on April 4, 1965, and ordained priest on June 9, 1995, for the Archdiocese of Montreal. He served as an assistant pastor for five years before undertaking studies in theology at the Institut catholique de Paris and at Laval University in Quebec City. In 2004, he returned to studies fulltime and resumed pastoral work in Outremont, Montreal, while also teaching at the Institut de formation théologique de Montréal, as well as serving as Assistant to the Director of the Diocesan Office for Faith Education.

In January 2011, he was appointed Episcopal Vicar of the eastern region of the Archdiocese of Montreal. In May 2011, he was named a monsignor (Chaplain of His Holiness). Since 2012 Bishop-elect Faubert has been Pastor of Saint-Germain Parish, Outremont.

According to the CCCB 2016 Directory, the Archdiocese of Montreal has 196 parishes and missions, with a population of 1,494,132 Catholics, served by 394 diocesan priests, 562 priests who are members of institutes of consecrated life, 78 permanent deacons, 3,000 religious Sisters, 230 religious Brothers, and 121 lay pastoral workers.

On the first Sunday of September 2016, the new Lectionnaire du Dimanche, Lectionnaire de Semaine, and Lectionnaire des Saints et Messes rituelles will be officially inaugurated in Canada. This past January, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) received recognitio from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments for the use of the three volumes in the dioceses of Canada. This follows the publication in 2013 of the new Traduction officielle liturgique de la Bible.

The Lectionnaire sanctoral includes the readings from the Proper of the Saints and the Commons, as well as the readings for the “ritual” celebrations of the Mass, that is the Sacraments, Masses for the Dead, Votive Masses and Masses for Various Needs and Occasions. The Association épiscopale liturgique pour les pays francophones has been working with the CCCB French Sector Episcopal Commission for Liturgy and the Sacraments and with the French Sector National Liturgy Office on the publication of the three volumes of the new Lectionary. Commonly known by its acronym AELF, the association coordinates French-language translations and publications of the official liturgical books for use in the Church around the world.

The Lectionary brings together all the biblical readings for liturgical celebrations, using a new translation designed for proclamation, easy understanding and beauty. The Lectionnaire dominical is available in two formats. All three volumes of the Lectionary are in black and red print on a white paper which facilitates legibility, with gold-embossed leather covers, endbands, flyleaves, and two satin bookmarks. CCCB Publications is offering the customary discounts for dioceses as well as special package prices for parishes when the three volumes are ordered in sets. The new publications can be ordered using the methods below:

• By telephone: 1-800-769-1147
• By email: publi@cccb.ca 
• On-line: www.cccbpublications.ca