Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Philippe Couillard, who was the Premier of Québec in 2014 when euthanasia was legalized, stated on a CBC radio program that he is not sure if he would support that law today.
Québec legalized euthanasia in 2014, before the Supreme Court of Canada promulgated the Carter decision which struck down Canada's criminal code statutes protecting Canadians from euthanasia and assisted suicide.
Quebéc legalized euthanasia by defining it (killing) as healthcare. Canada's constitution recognizes the provinces as having jurisdiction over healthcare in Canada.
Darren Major reported for CBC News on October 10 that:
The former Québec premier who oversaw passage of Canada's first-ever medically assisted dying law says he now feels conflicted after seeing how far the practice has progressed since then. ...