CIHR Café scientifique - Ottawa - March 24, 2009

Date:	24 March 2009
Time:	18:00 - 20:00
Location: La Nouvelle Scène
Street: 333 King Edward Avenue
Town/City:	Ottawa

Email: [email protected]

Topic is

Whose Life is it Anyway? Assisted Suicide in Canada

Most of us see death as the final act of life’s drama and many people want that last act to end on their own terms. But what happens if we are too sick? Should a doctor be allowed to prescribe lethal pills for us? Or would a government that allowed this be failing to protect us at our most vulnerable time? Canadian law currently forbids physicians from helping patients kill themselves, but legal changes may be on their way. Let us know what you think: Would legalizing physician-assisted suicide be progress, or a turn down the wrong road?

The main CIHR Café Scientifique page doesn't seem to have been updated, but the event is available on Facebook.

UPDATE 2009-02-28: There will be a second café in Ottawa on March 31, 2009.

Date:	31 March 2009
Time:	17:30 - 19:30
Location:	Don Cherry’s Sports Grill
Street:	290 Rideau Street

"The Strong, Silent Type: Men’s Mental Health and Illness"

It is also not on the main CIHR page yet, but is available on Facebook.