Online Health & Wellness Community

A decade of autonomy and choice: Carter v Canada

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
1:00pm to 2:00pm

More Information
Feb.
6

February 6, 2025 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Carter v Canada — which led to the implementation of assisted dying and a transformation of end-of-life rights for people across Canada.

We are delighted to host Jocelyn Downie, who was a member of the legal team representing Carter. We hope you'll join us to celebrate 10 years of progress and reflect on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Jocelyn Downie is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculties of Law and Medicine at Dalhousie University. Her work on end-of-life law and policy includes: Special Advisor to the Canadian Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; author of "Dying Justice: A Case for the Decriminalizing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada"; and member of the Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel on End-of-Life Decision-Making, the plaintiffs' legal team in Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), the Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying, and the Canadian Council of Academies Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying, and, most recently, the MAID Practice Standard Task Group. She is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and she was named a member of the Order of Canada in part in recognition of her work advocating for high-quality, end-of-life care.


Related events

Loading...

Loading events...

Deviani Andrea
Sept. 25

Deviani Andrea

Friday, Sept. 25

Starts at 2:00pm

Mile Zero Dance

This September, Mile Zero Dance launches its new season with FRACTURA from Deviani Andrea, the latest work to emerge from our ZERO LAB residency progra...

Deviani Andrea
Sept. 25

Deviani Andrea

Friday, Sept. 25

Starts at 7:30pm

Mile Zero Dance

This September, Mile Zero Dance launches its new season with FRACTURA from Deviani Andrea, the latest work to emerge from our ZERO LAB residency progra...

Deviani Andrea: Performance and Artist Talkback
Sept. 25

Deviani Andrea: Performance and Artist Talkback

Friday, Sept. 25

Starts at 7:30pm

Mile Zero Dance

This September, Mile Zero Dance launches its new season with FRACTURA from Deviani Andrea, the latest work to emerge from our ZERO LAB residency progra...

Deviani Andrea
Sept. 26

Deviani Andrea

Saturday, Sept. 26

Starts at 7:30pm

Mile Zero Dance

This September, Mile Zero Dance launches its new season with FRACTURA from Deviani Andrea, the latest work to emerge from our ZERO LAB residency progra...

The Unordinary with Scott King
Sept. 30

The Unordinary with Scott King

Wednesday, Sept. 30

Starts at 6:00pm

The Bell in Scona

An intimate evening with entrepreneur, advisor, and lifelong reinventionist Scott King exploring what happens when success itself becomes a ceiling and...

Monica Miller Memorial Lecture featuring Lisa Moore
Oct. 7

Monica Miller Memorial Lecture featuring Lisa Moore

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Starts at 7:30pm

MacEwan University (Allard Hall)

A special evening honoring the legacy of Monica Miller with a lecture by renowned Newfoundland writer Lisa Moore, followed by a conversation with Jacqu...

More events