On April 2010, a multi-party group of MPs spanning the political spectrum announced the formation the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative & Compassionate Care (PCPCC), an ad-hoc Committee of the House of Commons dedicated to promoting awareness of, fostering substantive research and constructive dialogue on palliative and compassionate care in Canada. PCPCC’s work will culminate with a report urging specific policy action on a series of four challenges: palliative care, suicide prevention, elder abuse, and disability issues. The committee held a roundtable on October 30, 2010 and Mr. Ron Lirette (Executive Director, Dorothy Ley Hospice & Perram House) kindly presented on behalf of the Network. The presentation can be downloaded here
For more information on the committee, please go to their website www.pcpcc-cpspsc.ca