Re:Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws
by slavik81 on Saturday August 20, 2022 @03:51AM
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The Parliamentary Budget Office is independent and nonpartisan. It's literally their job to provide cost estimates for parliamentary proposals. They're designed to hold the governing party accountable for the financial implications of proposed legislation.
It's perhaps also worth noting that with 38 million Canadians, you're talking about roughly $2 per person. I don't think that's a meaningful amount of money at the national level. Government spending on healthcare is roughly $8000 per person.
Re:Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws
by sokoloff on Saturday August 20, 2022 @02:52AM
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I’d expect (or at least hope) any piece of legislation with a significant cost component would have a projection of those costs included.
There is a significant cost to providing care in the last year of a person’s life. It would seem opaque or “hiding something” if legislation around assisted suicide failed to discuss financials entirely.
https://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/web/default/files/Documents/Report...
"The predicted gross reduction in health care costs amounts to $109.2 million while the cost of administering MAID is estimated at $22.3 million. Thus, the difference between the two represents a net cost reduction for provincial governments of $86.9 million."