Le Sénat du Canada Raising the Bar: A Roadmap for the Future of Palliative Care in Canada June 2010 The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P. C. The Senate of Canada Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge and thank my staff and the Library of Parliament for their assistance in preparing this report. [...] Palliative care is whole-person health care that is multi-disciplinary in nature, can happen in any care setting, and that aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of living and dying. [...] It views the patient and the family as recipients of care and continues to include bereavement services for families after the death of their loved one. [...] Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Debate The lack of access to quality palliative care has contributed to the resurgence in the debate on euthanasia and assisted suicide. [...] The focus of palliative care is on preserving the quality of the recipient’s life so that their suffering is minimized but their experience of life is not.
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