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Appendix A: List of Witnesses

The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

As an individual

  • Jocelyn Downie, Professor Emeritus, Faculties of Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University
  • Dr. K. Sonu Gaind, Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Dr. Mona Gupta, Full Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal
  • Dr. Trudo Lemmens, Professor and Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy, Jackman Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

2026/03/24

2

As an individual

  • Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
  • Dr. Ramona Coelho, Family Physician
  • Dr. Pierre Gagnon, Psychiatrist
  • Dr. Karin Neufeld, Psychiatrist and Chair of Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University

2026/04/14

3

Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec

  • Dr. Guillaume Barbès-Morin, Psychiatrist
  • Dr. Claire Gamache, Psychiatrist

2026/04/14

3

Department of Health

  • Sarah Lawley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Policy Branch

2026/04/14

3

Department of Justice

  • Kimberly Gibner, Deputy Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Sector
  • Julia Nicol, Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section

2026/04/14

3

As an individual

  • Dr. Catherine Frazee, Professor Emerita, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Dr. Kerri A. Froc, Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick
  • Daphne Gilbert, Full Professor, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
  • Isabel Grant, University Killam Professor, University of British Columbia
  • Dr. Christopher Lyon, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
  • Elizabeth Sheehy, Professor Emerita of Law, University of Ottawa

2026/04/21

4

Disability Filibuster

  • Gabrielle Peters, Co-Founder

2026/04/21

4

Disability Without Poverty

  • Dr. Michelle Hewitt, Board Chair

2026/04/21

4

Inclusion Canada

  • Krista Carr, Chief Executive Officer

2026/04/21

4

Ontario Association for ACT & FACT

  • Dr. John Maher, Psychiatrist

2026/04/21

4

As an individual

  • Dr. Eliana Close, End of Life Research Program, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
  • Dr. Sandip Singh Gandham, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta
  • Dr. Margaret McKinnon, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
  • Dr. Jitender Sareen, Head of Psychiatry and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
  • Dr. Lilian Thorpe, Full Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Department of Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan

2026/04/27

5

9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline

  • Dr. Allison Crawford, Chief Medical Officer

2026/04/27

5

Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers

  • Dr. Stefanie Green, MAiD Provider
  • Dr. Gordon Gubitz, MAiD Provider

2026/04/27

5

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

  • Dr. Douglas Grant, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer

2026/04/27

5

Ontario Hospital Association

  • Melissa Prokopy, Vice-President, Policy and Advocacy
  • Dr. Kevin Young, Vice-President, Medical Affairs and Chief of Staff, Waypoint Centre for Mental Health

2026/04/27

5

As an individual

  • Dr. Roderick McCormick, Professor, Thompson Rivers University
  • Prof. Brian Mishara, Director, Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End-of-Life Practices, Université du Québec à Montréal

2026/04/28

6

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

  • Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam, Senior Vice-President, Education and Chief Medical Officer

2026/04/28

6

Indigenous Disability Canada

  • Neil Belanger, Chief Executive Officer

2026/04/28

6

As an individual

  • Alicia Duncan
  • Dr. Jim van Os, Professor of Psychiatry
  • Dr. Wilbert van Rooij, Psychiatrist
  • Dr. Sisco van Veen, Psychiatrist

2026/05/05

7

Dying with Dignity Canada

  • Helen Long, Chief Executive Officer

2026/05/05

7

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

  • Alexander Schadenberg, Executive Director

2026/05/05

7