A Chronlogy of Major Events in the Right-to-Die Debate in Canada

September 3, 2014

(Vancouver Sun) – A chronology of the major events in the right-to-die debate: January 1992 – Quebec Superior Court rules in case of Nancy B. that turning off her respirator at her request would not be a criminal offence. August 1992 – Toronto nurse Scott Mataya, charged with first-degree murder is death of a terminally ill patient, entered guilty plea to a lesser charge of administering a noxious substance. He receives a suspended sentence and must surrender his nursing licence.